| (1) | The owner shall, at intervals not exceeding three months, audit the arrangements for ensuring compliance with these regulations in respect of its vessels to ensure that they are implemented effectively |
| (2) | Without limiting subregulation (1), the audit shall include a review of the minutes and records required to be kept pursuant to regulations 38(9) and 39, respectively, and, in particular, shall ensure that— |
| (a) | a safety officer or safety appointee, as the case may be, has been duly appointed in respect of each of the owner's vessels and is functioning effectively; |
| (b) | a safety committee has been duly appointed in respect of each of the owner's vessels and is functioning effectively; |
| (c) | all accidents involving any of the owner's vessels have been reported and investigated by the owner and that rectifying steps have been taken where appropriate; |
| (d) | each of the owner's vessels is, so far as reasonably practicable, a safe workplace; and |
| (e) | the structure, equipment and arrangements of each of the owner's vessels are maintained to comply with statutory requirements. |
| (3) | The owner shall maintain a written record of each audit for a period of at least three years and shall make the record available to the Authority upon demand. |
[Regulation 39A inserted by regulation 14 of Notice No. R. 545 dated 30 April 2004]
