Merchant Shipping Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Safety
219. Survey and declaration of survey
Feedback & supportThe owner, master or agent of a ship requiring the issue of any certificate referred to in section 218 shall apply for the ship to be surveyed.
owner
“owner”, used in relation to goods, means every person who is for the time being entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession of the goods, subject in the case of a lien, if any, to that lien;
The surveyor conducting the survey shall, if satisfied that the ship complies with the relevant conditions laid down in the regulations made under section 236, complete a declaration of survey in a form approved by the Minister.
ship
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;
The declaration of survey shall be sent forthwith by the surveyor to the Minister.[239