Permit to operate
8.—(1) A Permit to Operate which is issued as respects a passenger craft by the Secretary of State in accordance with the High Speed Craft Code 1994 or the High Speed Craft Code 2000 shall state the maximum number of passengers which that craft is allowed to carry on board.
(2) A Permit to Operate issued in accordance with paragraph (1) shall set out, and be subject to, the operating restrictions identified in accordance with regulation 7.
(3) The owner and master of a passenger craft shall ensure that the craft does not carry more than the maximum number of passengers as stated in the craft’s Permit to Operate.