1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Amendments and revocations

    3. 3.Interpretation

    4. 4.Application

    5. 5.Ambulatory reference

    6. 6.Exemptions

    7. 7.Equivalents

    8. 8.Approvals

  3. PART 2 Requirements for high speed craft

    1. 9.Requirements in relation to high speed craft

    2. 10.Requirements in relation to persons on board a passenger craft

    3. 11.Risk assessment with reference to wash

    4. 12.Safety requirements for persons with reduced mobility

    5. 13.High Speed Craft Safety Certificate

    6. 14.Permit to operate

  4. PART 3 Control and Enforcement

    1. 15.Offences in respect of which a sentence of imprisonment and/or a fine may be imposed

    2. 16.Offences in respect of which a fine may be imposed on summary conviction only

    3. 17.Detention

    4. 18.Review

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      1. PART 1 Amendments

        1. 1.Hovercraft (General) Order 1972

        2. 2.The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997

        3. 3.The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997

        4. 4.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

        5. 5.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998

        6. 6.The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

        7. 7.The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998

        8. 8.The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

        9. 9.The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1999

        10. 10.The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999

        11. 11.The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000

        12. 12.The Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001

        13. 13.The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010

        14. 14.The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010

        15. 15.The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013

        16. 16.The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014

        17. 17.The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014

        18. 18.The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014

        19. 19.The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015

        20. 20.The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015

        21. 21.The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018

        22. 22.The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018

        23. 23.In Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995),...

        24. 24.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

        25. 25.The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020

        26. 26.The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020

        27. 27.In— (a) regulation 5(3)(a), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed...

        28. 28.The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

        29. 29.The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022

      2. PART 2 Revocations

  7. Explanatory Note