38Issue of certificate of survey

38 Issue of certificate of survey

(1) The National Regulator must issue a certificate of survey for a domestic commercial vessel if:

(a) an application for the certificate has been made under section 37; and

(b) the National Regulator is satisfied that the vessel has been surveyed in accordance with the regulations; and

(c) the National Regulator is satisfied that the criteria prescribed by the regulations are met in relation to the issue of the certificate.

(2) Without limiting the criteria that may be prescribed, the regulations are to include criteria relating to:

(a) the technical specifications that the vessel must satisfy; and

(b) the standards prescribed as mentioned in section 159 that the vessel must satisfy.

(3) A certificate of survey is subject to:

(4) Conditions prescribed by the regulations or imposed by the National Regulator may include, but are not limited to, conditions relating to:

(a) the frequency with which a vessel must be surveyed; and

(b) compliance with standards prescribed as mentioned in section 159.

(5) A certificate of survey:

(a) comes into force on the day specified in the certificate, or, if no day is so specified, on the day on which it is issued; and

(b) subject to subsection (6), remains in force until the day specified in the certificate, unless it is revoked earlier.

(6) A certificate of survey is not in force at any time when it is suspended.