8.—(1) A ship shall be subject to the following surveys:
(a)
a survey before the ship is put in service;
(b)
a periodical survey once every 12 months; and
(c)
additional surveys, as may be required by the Director.
(2) the surveys referred to in paragraph (1) shall be carried out as follows:
(a)
the survey before the ship is put in service shall include a complete inspection of its hull, machinery and equipment including the outside of the bottom of the hull and the inside and outside of the boilers. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the construction arrangements, materials and scantlings of the hull, boilers and the appurtenances thereto, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installation, life-saving appliances, fire-extinguishing appliances and other equipment fully comply with these Regulations;
(b)
the periodical survey shall include an inspection of the whole of the hull, boilers, machinery and equipment, including the outside of the bottom of the hull. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the ship’s hull, boilers and other appurtenances thereto, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installation, life-saving appliances, fire-extinguishing appliances and other equipment are in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which they are intended, and that they comply with these Regulations. The manner of inspection shall be as specified in Part I of the First Schedule; and
(c)
the additional survey, which may be general or partial according to the circumstances, shall be made every time an accident occurs or a defect is discovered which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment or whenever any important repair or renewal is made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship fully complies with these Regulations.