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

Part 1 U.K. Amendments

Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988 U.K.

1.  The Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988(1) are amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

2.  In the words before sub-paragraph (a) in regulation 3(1), insert “and to regulation 6(1)”.

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I2 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

3.  For regulation 6 (drills), substitute—

“6.— (1) This regulation does not apply to ships to which either Part 2 or Part 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020(2) applies.

(2) Subject to paragraph (1), the master of—

(a) any tanker or gas carrier of 500 tons and over, and

(b) any other ship of 1000 tons and over,

must ensure that drills simulating the rescue of a crew member from a dangerous space are held at intervals not exceeding two months, and that a record of such drills is entered in the official log book.”

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I3 Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998 U.K.

4.  The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998(3) are amended as follows.

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I4 Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

5.  In the Schedule, in the table—

(a) omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999;

(b) at the end–

(i) in the first column, insert “The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020”;

(ii) in the second column, insert “2020/501”.

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I5 Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998 U.K.

6.  The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998(4) are amended as follows.

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I6 Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

7.  In Schedule 1 (large vessels), in the table—

(a) omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999;

(b) at the end–

(i) in the first column, insert “The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020”;

(ii) in the second column, insert “2020/501”.

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I7 Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

8.  In Schedule 2 (small vessels), in the table—

(a) omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999;

(b) at the end–

(i) in the first column, insert “The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020”;

(ii) in the second column, insert “2020/501”.

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I8 Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999 U.K.

9.  The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999(5) are amended as follows.

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I9 Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

10.  In regulation 3(2)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (d)(ii), omit “and”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (e), after the words “Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004 apply” insert—

“; and

(f) ships to which either Part 2 or Part 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020 applies.”.

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I10 Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 U.K.

11.  The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000(6) are amended as follows.

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I11 Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Omit regulation 5(1)(c).

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I12 Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

13.  In the Schedule, omit paragraph 3.

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I13 Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Work at Height) Regulations 2010 U.K.

14.  The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Work at Height) Regulations 2010(7) are amended as follows.

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I14 Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

15.  In regulation 5(3)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (c);

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (e), after the words “the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002” insert–

“; and

(f) the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020”.

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I15 Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 U.K.

16.  The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

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I16 Sch. 1 para. 16 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

17.  In Schedule 1, omit paragraph 6.

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I17 Sch. 1 para. 17 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 U.K.

18.  The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018(8) are amended as follows.

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I18 Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

19.  In Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995), in the table in paragraph 5 (fees for inspections, etc) of Part 1 (surveys, inspections and applications for exemption), in Section E (fire and life-saving)—

(a) omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999;

(b) at the end–

(i) in the first column, insert “The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020”;

(ii) in the second column, insert “2020/501”;

(iii) in the third column, insert “None”.

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I19 Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 9.6.2020, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.I. 1988/1638. There are amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2020/501.

(3)

S.I. 1998/1609. There are amending instruments but none is relevant.

(4)

S.I. 1998/2771, amended by S.I. 2016/353. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(5)

S.I. 1999/2722, amended by S.I. 2004/302 and S.I. 2005/2114.

(6)

S.I. 2000/2687. There are amending instruments but none is relevant.

(7)

S.I. 2010/332.

(8)

S.I. 2018/1104. There is an amending instrument which is not relevant.