A new panel of authorised radio surveyors has been established by the Department of Transport following a call for applications this autumn.
The latest three-person panel — established from 21 October this year until further notice — replaces that established three years ago and will conduct statutory radio surveys on existing Irish seagoing vessels, including fishing vessels, at locations around the island of Ireland.
Owners/operators of vessels requiring a periodical or annual radio survey should contact a surveyor to arrange these surveys.
On completion of a survey, a surveyor from the panel will endorse the vessel’s certificate as appropriate and/or inform the Marine Survey Office (MSO) regarding any required statutory certificate.
The MSO will not issue statutory certificates to vessels that have not completed the required statutory radio survey.
Operators of cargo vessels requiring a radio survey (RO) should contact the vessel’s Recognised Organisation (RO) to utilise the RO’s radio survey services.
Providers of radio survey services wishing to be included in the Panel of Radio Surveyors should refer to Marine Notice No 63 of 2023 and contact the MSO accordingly.
The contact details for the panel are available on the department’s website and in Marine Notice No 73 of 2023, attached below.
