1892 - s.s. 'Aira Force' - A letter issued from the Surveyor's Office, Board of Trade, Greenock, on the 11th June 1892 addressed to the The Collector of Customs at Whitehaven. The vessel had sustained damage and the Survey was a statutory requirement following repair under the Merchant Shipping Acts 1854 to 1867.

The surveyor states that: 'Sirs, I beg to enclose a Copy of the above named vessel Certificate of Survey, and the Formula of the measurements. I have issued a full report to the Principal Officers in Glasgow a copy of which is here enclosed, to the effect that the Damage has been repaired and the vessel, in my opinion, is in a seaworthy condition. I am, Sir, your Obedient Servant . . . C. Waterson' - [Cumbria Archive Reference - 18920611-YTSR_2_1_2_2_3r] [927]