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EEGULATION 3 



Surveys 



(1) Every ship which is required to comply with the provisions of 

 this Annex and which is engaged in voyages to ports or offshore ter- 

 minals mider the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention shall 

 be subject to the surveys specified below : 



(a) an initial survey before the ship is put in service or before 

 the certificate required under Regulation 4 of this Annex is issued 

 for the first time, which shall include a survey of the ship which 

 shall be such as to ensure : 



(i) when the ship is equipped with a sewage treatment 

 plant the plant shall meet operational requirements based on 

 standards and the test methods developed by the Orga- 

 nization ; 



(ii) when the ship is fitted with a system to comminute and 

 disinfect the sewage, such a system shall be of a type approved 

 by the Administration ; 



(iii) when the ship is equipped with a holding tank the 

 capacity of such tank shall be to the satisfaction of the 

 Administration for the retention of all sewage having regard 

 to the operation of the ship, the number of persons on board 

 and other relevant factors. The holding tank shall have a 

 means to indicate visually the amount of its contents ; and 



(iv) that the ship is equipped with a pipeline leading to 

 the exterior convenient for the discharge of sewage to a re- 

 ception facility and that such a pipeline is fitted with a stand- 

 ard shore connection in compliance with Regulation 11 of 

 this Annex. 

 This survey shall be such as to ensure that the equipment, fittings, 

 arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable require- 

 ments of this Annex. 



(b) Periodical surveys at intervals specified by the Adminis- 

 tration but not exceeding five years which shall be such as to en- 

 sure that the equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully 

 comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex. However, 

 where the duration of the International Sewage Pollution Preven- 

 tion Certificate (1973) is extended as specified in Regulation 7 (2) 

 or (4) of this Annex, the interval of the periodical survey may be 

 extended correspondingly. 



(2) The Administration shall establish appropriate measures for 

 ships which are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this 

 Regulation in order to ensure that the provisions of this Annex are 

 complied with. 



(3) Surveys of the ship as regards enforcement of the provisions of 

 this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the Administration. The 

 Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors 

 nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it. In 

 every case the Administration concerned fully guarantees the com- 

 pleteness and efficiency of the surveys. 



