194Surveyors’ reports and declarations, and issue of certificates

#### 194 Surveyors’ reports and declarations, and issue of certificates (1) When a surveyor has made a survey of a steamship, in whole or in part, he or she shall furnish a report on the survey to the Authority. (2) If the surveyor is satisfied that it is proper for him or her so to do, the surveyor shall furnish to the Authority a declaration in the prescribed form in respect of the survey. (3) The surveyor shall state in the declaration: (a) the voyages or class of voyages on which, in the opinion of the surveyor, having regard to the construction, equipment and machinery of the ship, so far as surveyed by him or her, the ship is fit to ply; and (b) in the case of a passenger steamship which, in the opinion of the surveyor, is, so far as surveyed by him or her, fit to ply on international voyages while engaged in a special trade only, that the ship is so fit only while so engaged. (4) The Authority may, after taking into account any report or reports furnished to it in respect of the ship by a surveyor or surveyors, issue in respect of the ship, in the prescribed form, a certificate of survey, a passenger certificate or certificates of equipment. (5) The Authority may refuse to issue a certificate in respect of a ship under subsection (4) if it is not satisfied that the ship complies with any relevant requirement of this Act which relates to the construction, hull, equipment or machinery of ships. (5A) A survey authority may, after the survey of a steamship carried out by or on behalf of the survey authority, issue in respect of the ship, in the prescribed form, a certificate of survey, a passenger certificate or certificates of equipment. (5B) A survey authority may refuse to issue a certificate in respect of a ship under subsection (5A) if it is not satisfied that the ship complies with any relevant requirement of this Act which relates to the construction, hull, equipment or machinery of ships. (6) Where the Authority is of the opinion: (a) that a certificate issued under the law of a State or Territory or of a country other than Australia is equivalent to a certificate of survey or certificate of equipment issued under subsection (4); or (b) that a class of certificates issued under the law of a State or Territory or of a country other than Australia is equivalent to a class of certificates of survey or certificates of equipment issued under subsection (4); the Authority may determine, in writing: (c) that the certificate or class of certificates is so recognised; or (d) that, if specified conditions are satisfied in relation to the ship in respect of which the certificate was issued or in relation to a ship in respect of which a certificate in the class of certificates was issued, the certificate is so recognised.