The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 U.K.

2.—(1) The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement, revocation and interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “dangerous substances” for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1608” substitute “ Annex 4 of Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”;

(b) for the definition of “Government ships” substitute—

““Government ships” has the meaning given in section 308(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995”;

(c) in the definition of “inland navigation” for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1504” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1837(M) Amendment 2 ”;

(d) omit the definition of “Marine Safety Agency”;

(e) for the definition of “Merchant Shipping Notice” substitute—

““Merchant Shipping Notice” means a Notice described as such, issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an executive agency of the Department for Transport), and includes a reference to any document amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice;”

(f) in the definition of “Ship Captain's Medical Guide”M2 for “the Marine Safety Agency” substitute “ the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an executive agency of the Department for Transport) ”.

(3) In regulation 4(1) (carriage of medical stores) in column 2 of the Table—

(a) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1607”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”; and

(b) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”.

(4) In regulation 6 (standards of medical stores) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1607 or M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”.

(5) In regulation 7(3) (packaging and labelling of containers)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (h) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1607 or M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1607” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (f) omit “paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to”.

(6) In regulation 8 (storage of medicines)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “Merchant Shipping Notice M. 1607 or M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”; and

(b) for paragraph (3)(a) substitute—

“(a) in the medical cabinet if there is one; or”.

(7) In regulation 9(a) (replenishment of dated medicines) for “Merchant Shipping Notices M. 1607 and M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”.

(8) In regulation 10 (carriage of guides) for “Merchant Shipping Notices M. 1607 and M. 1608” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F) ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1995/1802, amended by S.I. 1996/2821, 1997/2971.

M2 A copy of the Ship Captain's Medical Guide published in 2014 by the Department for Transport may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ship-captains-medical-guide. The Guide is available for inspection free of charge but by appointment at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG ([e-mail] and 0203 817 2000).