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a). The structure, machinery and equipment (other than items in respect of which a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate are issued) of a cargo ship as referred to in paragraph b)(i) shall be subject to the surveys and inspections specified below:
(i) an initial survey including an inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom before the ship is put in service;
(ii) a renewal survey at intervals specified by the Administration but not exceeding 5 years, except where regulation 14b), e), f) and g) is applicable;
(iii) an intermediate survey within three months before or after the second anniversary date or within three months before or after the third anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, which shall take the place of one of the annual surveys specified in paragraph a)(iv);
(iv) an annual survey within three months before or after each anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate;
(v) a minimum of two inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom during any five year period, except where regulation 14e) or f) is applicable. Where regulation 14e) or f) is applicable, this five year period may be extended to coincide with the extended period of validity of the certificate. In all cases the interval between any two such inspections shall not exceed 36 months;
(vi) an additional survey as prescribed for passenger ships in regulation 7b)(iii).
b). The surveys and inspections referred to in paragraph a) shall be carried out as follows:
(i) the initial survey shall include a complete inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the arrangements, materials, scantlings and workmanship of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery including steering gear and associated control systems, electrical installation and other equipment comply with the requirements of the present regulations, are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended and that the required stability information is provided. In the case of tankers such a survey shall also include an inspection of the pump-rooms, cargo, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices;
(ii) the renewal survey shall include an inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment as referred to in paragraph b)(i) to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the present regulations, are in satisfactory condition and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended;
(iii) the intermediate survey shall include an inspection of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, machinery and equipment, the steering gear and the associated control systems and electrical installations to ensure that they remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. In the case of tankers, the survey shall also include an inspection of the pump-rooms, cargo, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices and the testing of insulation resistance of electrical installations in dangerous zones;
(iv) the annual survey shall include a general inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment referred to in paragraph b)(i) to ensure that they have been maintained in accordance with regulation 11(a) and that they remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended;
(v) the inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom and the survey of related items inspected at the same time shall be such as to ensure that they remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended.
c). The intermediate and annual surveys and the inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom referred to in paragraph a)(iii), a)(iv) and a)(v) shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.