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(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the hull, machinery and equipment other than items in respect of which Cargo Ship Radio Certificates are issued on a Ghanaian cargo ship shall be surveyed before being put into service and after that they shall be surveyed in the manner and at the intervals provided under this Part.

(2) A general or partial survey, as the circumstances require shall be made each time an accident occurs or a defect is discovered which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of her life-saving appliances or equipment or whenever important repairs, renewals or replacements are made.

(3) The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs, renewals or replacements have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of the repairs, renewals or replacements are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies in all respects with the provisions of the Safety Convention and of the Collision Regulations and any regulations made under this Act.