The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998 No. 2515

PART IV CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES AND IN BULKHEADS ABOVE THE BULKHEAD DECK

Application and interpretation

21.—(1) This Part applies to—

(a) United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ships; and

(b) non-United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ships with the exception of—

(i) regulation 24(2) and (3);

(ii) regulation 26(2) to the extent that it relates to regulation 24(2);

(iii) regulation 27(1) and (2) to the extent that it relates to any berth which is not situated within a port in the United Kingdom; and

(iv) regulation 28(2).

(2) In this Part the following expressions have the following meanings—

• “doors” includes bow visors and appliances described in regulation 22(1)(c);

• “length” means the ship’s overall length; and

• “loading doors” means the doors described in regulation 22(1)(a) to (d) inclusive.

(3) A door shall be deemed to be above the bulkhead deck if the sill of the opening with which it is associated is above that deck.