### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

59. Annual surveys
(1) The structure, machinery and equipment of a ship in respect of which a cargo ship safety construction certificate has been issued shall be subject to an annual survey within 3 months before or after each anniversary date of the certificate.
(2) The annual survey shall include a general inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment referred to in regulation 56(2), to ensure that they have been maintained in accordance with the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable enactments relating to construction of the ship, and that they remain in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended, and to ensure that the ship in all respects remains fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. (L.N. 251 of 2018)
(3) If an annual survey is completed before the period specified in subregulation (1) then—
(a) a new date, which shall not be more than 3 months after the date on which the survey was completed, shall be endorsed by the surveyor on the cargo ship safety construction certificate to be the date for ascertaining subsequent anniversary dates;
(b) the subsequent intermediate or annual survey required under regulation 58 or this regulation shall be carried out at the intervals prescribed by that regulation or this regulation using the new date in paragraph (a) as the anniversary date; and
(c) the expiry date of the certificate may remain unchanged provided one or more intermediate or annual surveys, as appropriate, are carried out so that the maximum intervals between the surveys prescribed by regulation 58(1) or subregulation (1) are not exceeded.
(4) If the ship is not surveyed in accordance with this regulation, the Director may cancel its cargo ship safety construction certificate. The Director shall notify the owner of the ship in writing of the cancellation specifying the grounds therefor and the date on which it takes effect.
(L.N. 33 of 2000)

59A. Enhanced surveys
(1) The owner of every bulk carrier and oil tanker shall cause the bulk carrier or oil tanker to be subjected to an enhanced programme of inspections in accordance with the guidelines adopted or amended from time to time by the International Maritime Organization.
(2) The inspection mentioned in subregulation (1) shall be completed at every renewal survey as required by regulation 57. (L.N. 33 of 2000)
(L.N. 480 of 1996)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

59B. Bottom inspections
(1) The outside of a ship’s bottom including the sea connections, overboard discharge valves and other ship side fittings and the rudder shall be subject to a minimum of 2 inspections during any 5-year period, and the intervals between any 2 inspections shall not exceed 36 months.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirement of subregulation (1), if the ship in respect of which a cargo ship safety construction certificate has been issued—
(a) is on the date when the certificate expires, not in Hong Kong nor in a port in which it is to be surveyed; or 
(b) is registered in Hong Kong and engaged on short voyages,
and in each case the Director has granted an extension of the certificate, the 5-year period under subregulation (1) may be extended to coincide with the extended period of validity of the certificate.
(3) The inspection under subregulation (1) shall ensure that the outside of the ship’s bottom including the sea connections, overboard discharge valves and other ship side fittings and the rudder remain in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended.
(L.N. 33 of 2000)

59C. Extension of certificate
Where a ship in respect of which a cargo ship safety construction certificate has been issued is registered in Hong Kong and engaged on short voyages, and the certificate has not been extended under section 29 of the Ordinance nor this regulation, the Director may, on the application of the owner, agent or master of the ship, grant an extension of the certificate for a period not exceeding 1 month from the date of expiry of the certificate.
(L.N. 33 of 2000)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

60. General
(1) Every application for a survey of a ship under regulation 56, 57, 58, 59, 59A or 59B shall be made by or on behalf of the owner of the ship to the Certifying Authority and shall be accompanied by such information relating to the ship as the Certifying Authority may require for the purposes of the survey. (L.N. 480 of 1996)
(2) The Certifying Authority shall, on receipt of the application and of any fee payable on such application, cause the survey to be carried out by a qualified surveyor.
(3) On completion of a survey in accordance with the requirements of these regulations, the surveyor shall, where he is so satisfied—
(a) in the case of a survey before the issue of a cargo ship safety construction certificate as required by regulation 56 or 57, forward to the Certifying Authority a declaration of survey containing such particulars of the ship as are required by the Certifying Authority to enable it to issue a cargo ship safety construction certificate in respect of the ship;
(b) in the case of an intermediate survey as required by regulation 58, forward a report on the survey to the Certifying Authority and endorse on the cargo ship safety construction certificate;
(c) (Repealed L.N. 33 of 2000)(d) in the case of an annual survey as required by regulation 59, endorse on the cargo ship safety construction certificate; (L.N. 480 of 1996)
(e) in the case of an enhanced programme of inspections as required by regulation 59A, issue a condition evaluation report or endorse it, as appropriate, and forward it to the Certifying Authority; (L.N. 480 of 1996)
(f) in the case of an inspection of the outside of a ship’s bottom as required by regulation 59B, endorse on the cargo ship safety construction certificate. (L.N. 33 of 2000)
(L.N. 33 of 2000)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(貨船構造及檢驗)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

61. Responsibilities of owner and master
(1) The owner or master of every ship shall ensure that—
(a) the condition of the ship and its equipment is maintained so as to comply with the relevant provisions of these regulations and the structural fire protection provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap. 369 sub. leg. Y),
(b) after any survey required by these regulations has been completed, no material change shall be made in the structural arrangement, machinery, equipment and other items subject to such survey, without the approval of the Certifying Authority, and
(c) whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered either of which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment, it shall be reported at the earliest opportunity to the Director and to the Certifying Authority responsible for issuing the relevant certificate, which shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey by a surveyor is necessary and shall in that event require such a survey to be carried out. If the ship is in a port outside Hong Kong the master or owner shall in addition, make such a report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the country in which the port is situated. (23 of 1998 s. 2)
(2) The Certifying Authority shall ascertain from the appropriate authorities of the country in which the port is situated that the reports referred to in subregulation (1)(c) have been made. The Certifying Authority shall return the certificate issued in relation to the ship to the master.
(3) Where the ship is not within Hong Kong and corrective action in accordance with subregulation (2) has not been taken, the Certifying Authority shall in addition immediately notify the appropriate authorities of the country in which the port is situated.