Section 7: Other staff
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7. Other staff
(1) There shall be such surveyors, inspectors and other officers who shall
exercise the functions conferred on them by this Act in connection with—
(a) surveys of ships;
(b) maritime security inspection; and
(c) other matters incidental to their duties under this Act,
as the Director may direct.
(2) The Director may designate such persons to be surveyors or
inspectors for the purposes of this Act at such Port as he may determine.
(3) Subject to such conditions as the Director may impose, surveys and
inspections of ships under this Act may be carried out by a Classification
Society, and in such instances the terms “surveyor” and “inspector” shall be
construed to include such Classification Society.
(4) A surveyor shall be appointed as—
(a) a nautical surveyor; or
(b) a marine engineering surveyor.