PART 6Survey and certification of ships

Surveys of United Kingdom ships25

A United Kingdom ship to which this regulation applies must be subjected to—

a

an initial survey, which must be completed before the ship is put in service or before an IBWM Certificate is first issued in respect of that ship;

b

a renewal survey, which must be completed before a subsequent IBWM Certificate is issued;

c

an intermediate survey—

i

in the period beginning three months before, and ending three months after, the second anniversary date of the issue of an IBWM certificate; or

ii

in the period beginning three months before, and ending three months after, the third anniversary date of the issue of an IBWM certificate, and

d

an annual survey which must be completed in the period beginning three months before, and ending three months after, the anniversary date of the issue of an IBWM certificate, except where an intermediate survey described in sub-paragraph (c) has been completed within that period.