Permit to operateU.K.
14.—(1) A high speed craft must not proceed or attempt to proceed to sea or on any voyage unless there is a valid Permit to Operate.
(2) The Secretary of State or any person authorised by the Secretary of State may issue a Permit to Operate in accordance with section 1.9 of the High-Speed Craft Code, 1994 or section 1.9 of the High-Speed Craft Code, 2000.
(3) A Permit to Operate which is issued in respect of a passenger craft must specify the maximum number of passengers which that craft is allowed to carry on board.
(4) A Permit to Operate must set out, and be subject to, the operating restrictions identified in accordance with regulation 11.
(5) The owner and master of a passenger craft must ensure that the craft does not carry more than the maximum number of passengers specified in the Permit to Operate.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 14 in force at 19.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)