Regulation 6 - Surveys

1 Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above, and every other ship of 400 gross tonnage
and above shall be subject to the surveys specified below:

.1 an initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the Certificate required
under regulation 7 of this Annex is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete
survey of its structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as
the ship is covered by this Annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure,
equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable
requirements of this Annex;
.2 a renewal survey at intervals specified by the Administration, but not exceeding 5 years,
except where regulation 10.2.2, 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7 of this Annex is applicable. The
renewal survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings,
arrangements and material fully comply with applicable requirements of this Annex;
.3 an intermediate survey within 3 months before or after the second anniversary date or
within 3 months before or after the third anniversary date of the Certificate which shall
take the place of one of the annual surveys specified in paragraph 1.4 of this regulation.
The intermediate survey shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated
pump and piping systems, including oil discharge monitoring and control systems, crude
oil washing systems, oily-water separating equipment and oil filtering systems, fully
comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex and are in good working order.
Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the Certificate issued under
regulation 7 or 8 of this Annex;

What does the Cargo Ship Safety equipment

Certificate cover?
 Fire safety systems
 Life saving appliances
 Navigational equipment
 Pilot embarkation arrangements
 Nautical publications
 Lights and shapes
 Sound signals
 Distress signals
Why is it required?
SOLAS chapter Regulation 8 – Surveys of Life-Saving Appliances and other Equipment of Cargo Ships.
Which ships require the certificate?

Cargo ships of 500 gross tons or more on international voyages.

What does the certificate signify?

 That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the requirements of regulation I/8 o
f SOLAS
 The ship complied with the requirements of the Convention as regards fire safety system
s and appliances and fire control plans
 The life-saving appliances and the equipment of the lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats
were provided in accordance with the requirements of the Convention
 The ship was provided with a line-
throwing appliance and radio installations used in lifesaving appliances in accordance with
the requirements of the Convention
 The ship complied with the requirements of the Convention as regards shipborne
navigational equipment, means of embarkation for pilots and nautical publications
 The ship was provided with lights, shapes and means of making sound signals and distr
ess signals in accordance with the requirements of the Convention and the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force
 The ship complied in all other respects the ship complied with the relevant requirements of the
Convention

What details are found on the

certificate?

Particulars of the ship

 Name of ship
 Distinctive number or letters
 Port of registry
 Gross tonnage
 Deadweight of ship (metric tons)
 Length of ship
 IMO Number

Type of ship

 Bulk carrier
 Oil tanker
 Chemical tanker
  Gas carrier
 Cargo ship other than any of the above

Build details

 Date of building contract

 Date on which keel was laid or ship was at similar stage of construction
 Date of delivery
 Date on which work for a conversion or an alteration or modification of a major character
 was commenced (where applicable)

Dates of inspections and survey

 Date of survey
 Dates of last two inspections of the outside of the ship’s bottom
 Endorsement for annual and intermediate surveys
 Endorsement for inspections of the outside of the ship’s bottom

What additional document is held with the certificate?

A record of equipment. This lists the number of LSA items carried, and is a useful document for preparing
for survey.

See UK The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015

What surveys are required to maintain the certificate?

 An initial survey before the ship is put into service

 A renewal survey-Maximum of 5 years
 An intermediate survey- within three months before or after the second or third anniversary date
of a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
 An annual survey- within three months before or after each anniversary date of the ship’s Cargo
Ship Safety Construction Certificate
 Inspections of the ship’s bottom- two inspections of the ship’s bottom to take place out of the
water within any five year period, and at intervals not exceeding 36 months.
A good reference is the UK’s MSN 1751 Harmonised System of Survey and Certification (HSSC)

What equipment is covered in a survey?

LSA

 Lifeboats, davits and winches

 Inflatable boats
 Rescue boats
 Liferafts
 Lifejackets
 Immersion suits and TPAs

Distress signals

 Rockets and signals

 Hand held VHFs
 EXPIRBs
 SARTs
 Signal lantern

Navigational equipment

 Echo sounder
 Gyro compass
 Magnetic compass
 Sound signals
 Shapes
 Navigational lights

Fire fighting

 Fire control plans

 Fire extinguishers
 Fixed fire systems
 IG systems
 Fireman’s outfits
 Fire detection and alarm system

Power

 Emergency controls
 Emergency power supply

Miscellaneous

 Stability data
 Pilot ladder
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