Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

47 Tailshafts of a fishing vessel shall be inspected as follows:

• (a) carbon steel tailshafts, where used in salt water, shall be completely withdrawn for inspection and the propeller removed at least once every four years;

• (b) when the owner of a fishing vessel has, for any purpose, caused the tailshafts referred to in paragraph (a) to be withdrawn, he shall, in order to facilitate the inspection required by paragraph (a), notify the inspector that the tailshafts have been withdrawn and the propellor removed;

• (c) bronze, monel, stainless steel or other non-corrosive tailshafts used in salt or fresh water and carbon steel tailshafts used in fresh water shall, if considered necessary by the inspector, be partially or completely withdrawn for inspection once every four years and the propellor shall, if considered necessary by the inspector, be removed once every four years; and

• (d) when the owner of a fishing vessel has, for any purpose, caused the tailshafts referred to in paragraph (c) to be withdrawn, he shall, in order to facilitate the inspection referred to in paragraph (c), notify the inspector that the tailshafts have been withdrawn.