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requires inspection of the outside
Applicable to:
Shipowners, Ship Operators, Surveying Authorities and Surveyors
Effective Date:
2008-10-15
Superseded Circulars:
None
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Dry Docking Requirements
Regulation 7, Chapter 1, Part B of SOLAS 1974 requires inspection of the outside of the ships' bottom besides other surveys at the time of initial and renewal surveys of a passenger ship.
- For ships less than 15 years: Only two renewal surveys over any period of five years are required to be carried out with the ship inspected in dry-dock, with a maximum interval of 36 months between dry-docking surveys. Intermediate renewal surveys can be inspected in water through CCTV under MMD Surveyors' supervision.
- For ships over 15 years: Dry-docking surveys are required at every alternate renewal survey. Other renewal surveys can be inspected in water through CCTV under MMD Surveyors' supervision.
- In-water survey: Permitted only when no hull repairs requiring dry-docking are due and the ship's structure has not suffered deterioration necessitating dry-dock inspection.
2. Extension of Surveys
Extensions granted due to unavoidable circumstances shall be governed by the harmonized system of survey and certification under the provisions of the 1988 Protocol to SOLAS 1974.
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