Cap. 234 ст. 294Inspections as to lights and signals. 

(1) A surveyor of ships may inspect any ship, whether Maltese or foreign, for the purpose of seeing that the ship is properly provided with lights and the means of making fog signals, in conformity with the collision regulations, and if the surveyor finds that the ship is not so provided, he shall give to the master, or the owner, or the bareboat charterer notice in writing pointing out the deficiency and also what, in his opinion, is requisite in order to remedy the same.

(2) Every notice so given shall be communicated to the officer from whom the ship may seek to obtain clearance; and the ship shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of a surveyor of ships is produced to the effect that the ship is properly provided with lights and with the means of making fog signals in conformity with the collision regulations.

(3) Where the certificate as to lights and fog signals is refused, the owner, master, or bareboat charterer may appeal to the court of survey in manner directed by the rules of that court.

(4) On any such appeal the chairman of the court of survey shall report to the Minister on the question raised by the appeal, and the Minister, when satisfied that the requirements of the report and of this Act as to lights and fog signals have been complied with, may grant, or direct a surveyor of ships or other person appointed by him to grant, the certificate.

(5) Subject to any order made by the chairman of the court of survey, the costs of and incidental to the appeal shall follow the event.

(6) A surveyor, in making an inspection under this article, shall, if the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer of the ship so requires, be accompanied on the inspection by some person appointed by the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer and, if in that case the surveyor and the person so appointed agree, there shall be no appeal under this article to the court of survey.

(7) Such fees as the Minister may prescribe shall be paid in respect of an inspection of lights and fog signals under this article.