F167[420.—(1) A surveyor of ships may—

(a) survey any ship for compliance with regulations made under section 418,

(b) inspect any ship for the purpose of ensuring that the ship is properly provided with lights and means of making fog signals in conformity with regulations made under section 418 and, if the surveyor finds that the ship is not so provided, he or she shall give to the master or owner notice in writing indicating the deficiencies and what is required to rectify them,

(c) board and inspect any ship for the purposes of ensuring that a deficiency is remedied in accordance with a notice under paragraph (b), and

(d) for the purposes of a survey under paragraph (a) or inspection under paragraph (b) or (c), carry out such tests (either on the ship, ashore or at dock), ask such questions, inspect such documents and records and have access to such systems or equipment as he or she considers appropriate for that purpose.

(2) Where a ship, in respect of which a notice has been given to its owner or master under subsection (1)(b), proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea before the deficiencies specified in the notice, which deficiencies are required to be remedied before proceeding to sea, have been addressed, then the person to whom the notice is addressed commits an offence and is liable—

(a) on summary conviction to a class A fine, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000.

(3) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, prescribe fees for any surveys, inspections or tests referred to in subsection (1) and different amounts may be prescribed in respect of different classes of surveys, inspections or tests.]