The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022

PART 1Amendments

Hovercraft (General) Order 1972

1.  In the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972(1)—

(a)in article 7A, for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004(2)” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022(3)”;

(b)in article 17A, for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 1996(4)” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997

2.  In regulation 4(c)(ii) of the Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997(5), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997

3.  In regulation 2(2) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997(6), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (a)(iv), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

4.  In regulation 1(7)(b)(iii) of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998(7), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998

5.  In regulation 1(7)(c)(ii) of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998(8), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

6.  In regulation 3(2)(k) of the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998(9), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998

7.  In regulation 3(4) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998(10), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

8.  In regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998(11), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1999

9.  In regulation 3(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1999(12), in the definition of “high speed craft”, for “regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999

10.  In regulation 3(2)(e) of the Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999(13), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000

11.  In regulation 4(2)(c)(i) and (2)(g) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000(14), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001

12.  In regulation 3(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001(15), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010

13.  In regulation 3(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010(16), for “regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 3(1) of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010

14.  In regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010(17), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (d), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013

15.  In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013(18), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (d), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014

16.  In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014(19), in the definition of “high speed craft”, for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014

17.  In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014(20), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (d), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014

18.  In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014(21), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (d), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015

19.  In regulation 5(2)(c) of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015(22), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015

20.  In regulation 3(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015(23), in the definition of “high speed craft”, for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018

21.  In regulation 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018(24), in the definition of “sea-going”, in sub-paragraph (d), for “regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018

22.  The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018(25) are amended as follows.

23.  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)—

(a)in Section I (construction and equipment)—

(i)omit the entry for the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004;

(ii)at the end, insert—

The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Support Craft) Regulations 20222022/412022/1219
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022S.I. 2022/1219None

(b)in Section L (survey and certification), in the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, in the third column, after “2018/53” insert—

2022/42

2022/1219.

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

24.  In regulation 29(4)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019(26), for “regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “regulation 9 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

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

25.  In regulation 4(2)(i) of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020(27), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020

26.  The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020(28) are amended as follows.

27.  In—

(a)regulation 5(3)(a), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”;

(b)the Schedule, in Part 2 (revocations), omit the entry relating to “The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004”.

The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

28.  In regulation 4(2)(j) of the Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(29), for “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022”.

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022

29.  In regulation 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022(30), for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

(d)ships owned or operated by a State and engaged only on government non-commercial service;

(e)ships to which the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022 apply..

(1)

S.I. 1972/674. Article 7A was inserted by S.I. 1996/3173 and amended by S.I. 2004/302. Article 17A was inserted by S.I. 1996/3173. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2004/302, amended by S.I. 2012/2636 and 2020/1222; there is another amending instrument but it is not relevant.

(4)

S.I. 1996/3188, revoked by S.I. 2004/302.

(5)

S.I. 1997/1509, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(6)

S.I. 1997/2962. The definition of “sea-going” was inserted by S.I. 2014/1616; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(7)

S.I. 1998/1011, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(8)

S.I. 1998/1012, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(9)

S.I. 1998/2070, amended by S.I. 2021/1316; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(10)

S.I. 1998/2514, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(11)

S.I. 1998/2515, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(12)

S.I. 1999/1869, amended by S.I. 2021/81; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(13)

S.I. 1999/2722, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(14)

S.I. 2000/2687, amended by S.I. 2004/302, 2010/680 and 2012/2636; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(15)

S.I. 2001/3209, amended by S.I. 2004/302; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(16)

S.I. 2010/680, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(17)

S.I. 2010/737, amended by S.I. 2014/1614; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(18)

S.I. 2013/1785, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(19)

S.I. 2014/1512, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(20)

S.I. 2014/1613, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(21)

S.I. 2014/1615, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(22)

S.I. 2015/508, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(23)

S.I. 2015/782, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(24)

S.I. 2018/58, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(25)

S.I. 2018/1104, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(26)

S.I. 2019/42, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.