15.—(1) The employer shall ensure that any certificate or report of a test or thorough examination issued under these Regulations is kept in a safe place on board ship for a period of at least 2 years following receipt of the certificate or report of the next following test or thorough examination of the lifting equipment, accessory for lifting or loose gear, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), the employer shall ensure that the information contained in—
(a)every report made under regulation 14(2) or record made under regulation 14(4) is kept available for inspection until the next such report or record is made;
(b)every report made to him under regulation 14(2) is kept available for inspection—
(i)in the case of a thorough examination of lifting equipment, until he ceases to use the lifting equipment;
(ii)in the case of a thorough examination of an accessory for lifting within regulation 12(6), for two years after the report is made;
(iii)in the case of a thorough examination under regulation 12(2), for two years after receipt of that report, or until the next report is made under that regulation, whichever is later.
(c)every record made in respect of an inspection carried out under regulation 12(1) is kept available for inspection until he ceases to use the lifting equipment at the place it was installed or assembled.