(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) the hull, machinery and equipment, other than items in respect of which Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates, Cargo Ship Safety Radio Telegraphy Certificates or Cargo Ship Radio-Telephony Certificates are issued, of a Saint Lucian cargo ship shall be surveyed before being put into service and thereafter in such a manner and at such intervals as may be prescribed under this Part.
(2) A survey, either general or partial as the circumstances require, shall be made every time an accident occurs or a defect is discovered which affects the safety of the cargo ship or the efficiency or completeness of the life-saving appliances or other equipment of the cargo ship or whenever important repairs, renewals or replacements are made to the cargo ship.
(3) The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs, renewals or replacements have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs, renewals or replacements are in all respects satisfactory and that the cargo ship complies in all respects with the provisions of the Safety Convention and of the collision regulations and any regulations made under this Act.