Marine Machinery Regulations

23 (1) On a written request to the Board by a ship owner, the Board may approve a system of continuous periodic special inspections where the inspection requirements referred to in paragraph 20(2)(a) are complied with according to a cycle in which approximately the same number of components is inspected in each 12-month period.

(2) An up-to-date record indicating the status of the continuous periodic special inspection of the various components on board a ship shall be maintained by the Board and a copy of the record shall be forwarded to the ship or owner of the ship, on request.

(3) Where, in the course of a continuous periodic special inspection, a defect is found in a component and the nature of the defect and the operational conditions indicate that there may be a similar defect in a related or similar component on board the ship, the inspector may require that the related or similar component also be inspected during the inspection.