The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022

Procedure to be adopted when a United Kingdom nuclear ship is deficient

24.—(1) Where a surveyor determines that the condition of a United Kingdom nuclear ship—

(a) does not correspond substantially with the particulars on the Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate issued in respect of the ship; or

(b) is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or to persons on board,

the surveyor must advise the owner or master of the corrective action which, in the surveyor’s opinion, is required and must notify the Certifying Authority.

(2) If such corrective action is not taken within such reasonable period as a surveyor may specify, the surveyor, or the Certifying Authority, must notify the Secretary of State in writing who may suspend the validity of the Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate issued in respect of that ship until the corrective action has been taken.

(3) Where the Secretary of State suspends the validity of the Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom nuclear ship or reinstates the validity of the certificate, the Secretary of State must give notice in writing of such suspension or reinstatement to the owner and the surveyor and also to the Certifying Authority, who in turn must give notice to the master.

(4) The requirement that each notification under paragraphs (2) and (3) be in writing is satisfied where the text of the notification is—

(a) transmitted by electronic means;

(b) received in legible form; and

(c) capable of being used for subsequent reference.