Written answers

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Maritime Safety

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 13 December 2022, if he will outline the established survey application procedures that are referred to in his response; the process the owners of the hebble ship will need to undertake; the expected timeline for such a process if there is a risk of further deterioration of the recently refloated ship and the obvious pollution and environmental concerns that are associated with any further sinking incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63366/22]

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Vessel owners and operators are obliged to manage their ships to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements of the Merchant Shipping and Sea Pollution Acts and relevant European Union legislative requirements. This includes ensuring that they are safe when in port as well as at sea. As part of this process, they need to ascertain how they intend to operate their ship and then make an application for a survey to the Marine Survey Office (MSO) of my Department for vessel surveys to determine compliance and to issue any relevant statutory certificate to the ship. In this case, if the ship is to be recycled then the ship owner is required to make a survey application to the MSO for a survey to determine if the vessel is compliant with the requirements of the Load Line Act and the requirements of the Ship Recycling Regulation. If the vessel is found to be in compliance following these surveys then it will be issued with the relevant statutory certificates. The application for survey must be accompanied by the relevant survey fee or deposit prior to commencing the survey.

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