The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 2025
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Change 1
12 Surveys of small vessels
(1) A small vessel must not proceed, or attempt to proceed, to sea or on any voyage unless it has been— (a) subjected to the surveys specified in paragraph (2); and (b) issued with a valid Small Sport or Pleasure Code Certificate. (2) The surveys referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are— (a) before the vessel is put into service, a compliance examination; (b) subject to any extension granted under regulation 15 (extension of certificates), before the end of every period of five years beginning with the day of the satisfactory completion of the vessel’s compliance examination, a renewal examination; (c) within the period of— (i) three months ending with the vessel’s anniversary date; or (ii) three months beginning with the day after the vessel’s anniversary date, other than where an intermediate survey is required to be carried out within that period, an annual examination; (d) within the period of— (i) three months ending with the vessel’s second anniversary date or third anniversary date; or (ii) three months beginning with the day after the vessel’s second anniversary date or third anniversary date, an intermediate examination; (e) in the circumstances specified in paragraph (3), an emergency examination. (3) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(e) are where— (a) a report is made in accordance with regulation 21(2) (responsibilities of owner and master); and (b) a Certifying Authority has decided that an emergency examination under regulation 21(3) (responsibilities of owner and master) is required to be carried out. (4) In this regulation— “anniversary date” means the day and the month of each year which corresponds to the date of expiry of the relevant certificate; “emergency examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.8 of the Code; “annual examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.5 of the Code; “compliance examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.4 of the Code; “intermediate examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.6 of the Code; “renewal examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.7 of the Code; “the Code” means the code of practice in relation to a small vessel.
12 Surveys of small vessels
(1) A small vessel must not proceed, or attempt to proceed, to sea or on any voyage unless it has been— (a) subjected to the surveys specified in paragraph (2); and (b) issued with a valid Small Sport or Pleasure Code Certificate. (2) The surveys referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are— (a) before the vessel is put into service, a compliance examination; (b) subject to any extension granted under regulation 15 (extension of certificates), before the end of every period of five years beginning with the day of the satisfactory completion of the vessel’s compliance examination, a renewal examination; (c) within the period of— (i) three months ending with the vessel’s anniversary date; or (ii) three months beginning with the day after the vessel’s anniversary date, other than where an intermediate survey is required to be carried out within that period, an annual examination; (d) within the period of— (i) three months ending with the vessel’s second anniversary date or third anniversary date; or (ii) three months beginning with the day after the vessel’s second anniversary date or third anniversary date, an intermediate examination; (e) in the circumstances specified in paragraph (3), an emergency examination. (3) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(e) are where— (a) a report is made in accordance with regulation 21(2) (responsibilities of owner and master); and (b) a Certifying Authority has decided that an emergency examination under regulation 21(3) (responsibilities of owner and master) is required to be carried out. (4) In this regulation— “anniversary date” means the day and the month of each year which corresponds to the date of expiry of the relevant certificate; “emergency examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.8 of the Code; “annual examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.5 of the Code; “compliance examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.4 of the Code; “intermediate examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.6 of the Code; “renewal examination” means the survey of that description specified in section 4.7 of the Code; “the Code” means the code of practice in relation to a small vessel.
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