Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY SEWAGE) REGULATION - SECT 26

Additional surveys

(1) If-

   (a)  the Director has reasonable ground to believe that section 23 is not
        complied with in respect of a Hong Kong ship;

   (b)  after an ISPP Certificate has been issued, or endorsed under
        subsection (4), in respect of a Hong Kong ship, any alteration has
        been made, with the approval of the Director, to the structure,
        equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material of the ship
        covered by the survey leading to the issue or endorsement of the
        Certificate;

   (c)  the Director determines under section 24(2) that it is necessary to
        carry out a survey in respect of a Hong Kong ship;

   (d)  the Director has reasonable ground to believe that, after an
        ISPP Certificate has been issued, or endorsed under subsection (4), in
        respect of a Hong Kong ship, important repairs or renewals have been
        made to the ship; or

   (e)  the Director has reasonable ground to believe that a serious accident
        has occurred to a Hong Kong ship in respect of which an ISPP 
        Certificate has been issued, or that there is a material defect in the
        ship, the Director may require that an additional survey, either
        general or partial as the Director thinks fit, be carried out in
        respect of the ship by a surveyor within a reasonable period specified
        by the Director.

(2) Where the Director requires that an additional survey be carried out in
respect of a Hong Kong ship under subsection (1), he shall inform the company
or the master of the ship of the requirement.

(3) If, after having carried out an additional survey in respect of a
Hong Kong ship, the surveyor is satisfied that-

   (a)  the ship in all respects complies with the requirements under the
        Schedule; and

   (b)  the ship is fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable
        threat of harm to the marine environment, he shall make a declaration
        of survey to the effect that he is so satisfied and forward the
        declaration of survey to the Director.

(4) If, on receiving a declaration of survey in respect of a Hong  Kong ship
under subsection (3), the Director is satisfied-

   (a)  that an additional survey in respect of the ship has been carried out;
        and

   (b)  that, on the evidence of the declaration of survey, the ship in all
        respects complies with the requirements under the Schedule and is fit
        to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to
        the marine environment, he shall cause to be endorsed on the
        ISPP Certificate issued in respect of the ship a statement to the
        effect that he is so satisfied.