Application
3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) these Regulations apply in relation to —
(a)United Kingdom fishing vessels wherever they may be; and
(b)regulation 16 applies in relation to fishing vessels which are not United Kingdom fishing vessels while they are in a United Kingdom port or United Kingdom waters.
(2) Regulations 4, 5 and 7 apply —
(a)from 30th May 2019, to fishermen working on board fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length which remain at sea for more than seven days;
(b)from 30th November 2019, to fishermen working on board fishing vessels which remain at sea for more than 72 hours; and
(c)from 30th November 2023 to fishermen working on board any other fishing vessel.
(3) These Regulations do not apply in relation to (or in the case of regulation 4 do not apply as respects) any person whose work is not part of the routine business of the vessel and whose principal place of work is ashore.