Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

265.   Initial survey of passenger ships

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    (1)   The survey made before a passenger ship is put into service shall include a complete inspection of the hull, machinery and equipment of that ship.

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    (2)   The survey referred to in subsection (1) shall be such as to ensure that the general arrangement, material and scantlings of the hull, boilers and other pressure vessels, the main auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, radio installations, radio installations in motor life-boats, portable radio apparatus for survival craft, life-saving appliances, fire detecting and extinguishing appliances, pilot ladders, and other equipment fully comply with the requirements of the Safety Convention and with any regulations made under section 257.

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    (3)   The survey referred to subsection (1) shall be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the hull, machinery and equipment of the ship is satisfactory, and that the ship is provided with such lights and sound signals and distress signals as are required by the Safety Convention and the collision regulations.