Marine Machinery Regulations

14 No pressure vessel referred to in Schedules I to III shall be inspected unless the following conditions have been met:

• (a) the manufacturer’s construction and testing facilities have, prior to the commencement of construction of the pressure vessel in accordance with these Regulations, been inspected by an inspector and the inspector has submitted a report thereon to the Board; and

• (b) the Board has determined on the basis of the report that the facilities are, in accordance with the state of the art, suitable for the construction or testing of boilers or unfired pressure vessels of Class 1, 2 or 3, as the case may be.