• 22. (1) Notwithstanding sections 18, 19 and 21, where an inspector is satisfied from such inspection as is possible while a ship is afloat, and without opening all compartments, that the hull and equipment are in a seaworthy condition, the inspector may,

  • (a) in the case of a passenger ship that is not a Safety Convention ship, issue or extend a short term inspection certificate for a period not exceeding one month beyond the due date of periodic inspection; and

  • (b) in the case of a non-passenger ship, issue or extend a short term inspection certificate for a period not exceeding

    • (i) two months beyond the due date of periodic inspection, or

    • (ii) five months beyond the due date of periodic inspection if authorized to do so by the Divisional Supervisor.

• (2) A short term inspection certificate issued or extended up to the maximum period allowed under this section shall not be renewed or further extended unless

  • (a) the periodic inspection is completed; or

  • (b) permission is granted by the Board.

23. The annual inspection referred to in subsection 18(1) shall be carried out as follows:

• (a) the ship shall be inspected externally and internally as far as may be possible without extensive opening up, and tests, if found necessary, shall be conducted to the inspector’s satisfaction to ensure that conditions are satisfactory. Where a definite standard of subdivision has been approved, inspection shall be made to ensure that the watertight compartments and all arrangements and details connected with the subdivision are in order and that no changes affecting them have been made;

• (b) alterations in approved subdivision arrangements and details, including watertight and non-watertight longitudinal bulkheads if fitted, appropriation of space below the bulkhead deck, and other alterations that have been made since the previous inspection shall be reported in detail; special attention shall be given to parts in the structure that are particularly subject to excessive deterioration from such causes as chafing, lying on the ground, or the handling of cargo;

• (c) all side scuttles shall be examined, and where they are required to have special locking arrangements, the locking arrangements shall be tested and the inspector shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that proper instructions with regard to these arrangements are posted in the chart room;

• (d) in the case of a passenger ship,

  • (i) scupper and sanitary discharge valves and other appliances intended to prevent the accidental admission of water into the hull, except valves and cocks connected with the machinery, shall be inspected,

  • (ii) where the ship has a large number of scupper and sanitary discharge valves and cocks and examination of at least 25 per cent of those valves and cocks annually shows that they are generally in good condition, the opening up of the remainder is not necessary, but every valve and cock shall be opened for inspection

    • (A) at least once every four years, where the interval between underwater inspections is four years or less, or

    • (B) at least once every five years, where the interval between underwater inspections is five years, and

  • (iii) a record of the opening up and examination of such valves and cocks shall be kept on board the ship;

• (e) in the case of non-passenger ships, scupper and sanitary discharge valves and any other appliances intended to prevent accidental admission of water into the hull shall be examined in place and shall be opened up for inspection

  • (i) at least once every four years where the interval between underwater inspection is not more than four years, or

  • (ii) at least once every five years where the interval between underwater inspection is five years;

• (f) where rod and chain steering gear leads are fitted, the spares specified in section 14 shall be inspected;

• (g) all watertight doors and other means for closing openings in the watertight subdivision shall be inspected and their condition and efficiency ascertained; the doors shall be tried by hand, and also by power, if operated by power;

• (h) warning signals, hand gear indicators showing when doors are closed, and indicators at central closing stations shall be inspected and tested;

• (i) hinged watertight doors shall be inspected and operated to ensure that lever-operated clips are in good order and that all joints are watertight;

• (j) when a watertight door is removed for repairs it shall be hose-tested upon replacement, and, if practicable, shall be subjected to a hydraulic test;

• (k) fire-resisting bulkheads and fire-resisting doors shall be inspected, and self-closing arrangements for fire-resisting doors shall be tested;

• (l) hatchways with their closing and securing appliances, ventilators and other deck openings, casings and superstructure bulkheads with their closing appliances, windlass and anchor equipment, cargo and coaling doors, ash chutes and other openings in the shell plating, rudder, main and auxiliary steering gear shall be inspected;

• (m) all parts of rod and chain steering gear shall be inspected; the chain in the vicinity of the blocks shall be cleaned to allow proper inspection, and where any chain is so worn that the diameter at any part is reduced to the size shown in Schedule IV, that part shall be renewed and the requirements of paragraph 24(x) complied with;

• (n) the means for auxiliary steering shall be assembled, connected and tested;

• (o) where cement is removed from the bottom, the condition of the bottom plating shall be determined by the inspector before new cement is laid;

• (p) masts, spars and rigging shall be to the satisfaction of the inspector;

• (q) annual renewal surveys for freeboard shall, whenever possible, be made at the time of the annual inspection; and

• (r) in the case of wooden ships, parts of the ceiling shall be removed at the discretion of the inspector in order that the condition of the hull, timbers, floors, etc., particularly in the engine room, boiler room and coal bunkers, may be ascertained.