Ship Survey Act (No. 47 of 2003). Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Navigation Harbour Monitoring Pollution control Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act shall come into force on 1 January 2004. Abstract The purpose of this Act and Regulations issued on the basis of the Act is to harmonise Icelandic law with the international legal obligations of the Icelandic State under the terms of international conventions and the European Economic Area Agreement in the field of safety of Icelandic ships, their crews and passengers, and to preventive measures against pollution from ships. This Act shall apply to all Icelandic ships, but the Minister may issue Regulations determining that this Act shall apply, wholly or in part, to foreign ships when they are located in Icelandic ports or within Icelandic jurisdiction. The Act regulates survey of newly constructed, imported and existing ships so as to ensure prescribed standards of safety and pollution prevention. In principle, staff of the Icelandic Maritime Administration shall carry out all inspection as provided in this Act and rules issued on the basis of the Act, but the Maritime Administration has the authority to appoint others to carry out inspection, and issues licences to them. The Act further defines procedures and methods of inspection, the issue of certificates and measures of enforcement. (35 articles) Full text English