S.L. 646.2 Art. 19Lifting machinery.

(1) All lifting machinery shall have been tested and examined by a competent person in the manner set out in the

Schedule before being taken into use.

(2) (a) All derricks and permanent attachments, including bridle chains, to the derrick, mast and deck, used in hoisting or lowering shall be inspected once in every twelve months and be thoroughly examined and retested at least once in every five years: Provided that the Authority for Transport in Malta may, in the paramount interests of health and safety, request additional certificates declaring the safety of such ship cargo gear.

(b) All other lifting machinery shall be thoroughly examined once at least every twelve months.

(c) For the purpose of this regulation thorough examination means a visual examination, supplemented if necessary by other means such as a hammer test, carried out as carefully as the conditions permit, in order to arrive at a reliable conclusion as to the safety of the parts examined and, if necessary for the purpose, parts of the machinery end gear must be dismantled.