The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 2023

Survey requirements

8.—(1) A vessel is required to be surveyed in accordance with this regulation.

(2) A compliance survey must be completed in accordance with section 4.2 (compliance examination) of the Workboat Code Edition 3 before a vessel is put into service or a certificate under these Regulations is first issued in respect of that vessel.

(3) An annual survey must be completed in accordance with section 4.4 (annual examination) of the Workboat Code Edition 3—

(a) within the end of a period of three calendar months beginning with each anniversary date of the vessel’s compliance survey, and

(b) at an interval not exceeding 15 months beginning with the date of the previous survey.

(4) An intermediate survey must be completed in accordance with section 4.5 (intermediate examinations) of the Workboat Code Edition 3 within a period of not more than 36 months beginning with date of the compliance survey or any previous renewal survey.

(5) A renewal survey must be completed in accordance with section 4.6 (renewal examination) of the Workboat Code Edition 3 within a period of five years beginning with the date of the compliance survey or previous renewal survey.

(6) An emergency survey must be completed in accordance with section 4.7 (emergency examinations) of the Workboat Code Edition 3 if it is required by the Certifying Authority under regulation 19(2)(a).

(7) A report of any survey completed by a surveyor under this regulation must include an assessment indicating if the vessel satisfies the applicable requirements of the Workboat Code Edition 3.