The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

2.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)— U.K.

(a) omit the definition of “1984 Regulations”;

(b) after the definition of “cargo ship”, insert—

““category A, B, C and D waters” means the waters specified as such in Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) 1837(M) Amendment 2(1);”;

(c) omit the definitions of “certificated radio operator”;

(d) omit the definition of “first periodical survey”;

(e) before the definition of “general radiotelecommunications” insert—

““fishing vessel” means a ship used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea;”;

(f) after the definition of “general radiotelecommunications” insert—

““gross tonnage” means gross tonnage as determined in accordance with regulation 6 or 12(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997;”;

(g) in the definition of “interference”, for “Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949(2)” substitute “Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006(3)”;

(h) after the definition of “interference”, insert—

““international voyage” means a voyage between—

(a)

a port in the United Kingdom and a port outside the United Kingdom; or

(b)

a port in a country other than the United Kingdom and a port in any other country or territory which is outside the United Kingdom;”;

(i) omit the definition of “Maritime and Coastguard Agency”;

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

““Merchant Shipping Notice” means a notice described as such and 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;”;

(k) omit the definitions of “non-GMDSS ship” and “Organisation”;

(l) after the definition of “Merchant Shipping Notice”, as substituted by sub-paragraph (j), insert—

““non-United Kingdom ship” means any ship other than a United Kingdom ship;

“passenger” is a person other than—

(a)

the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; and

(b)

a child under one year of age;”;

(m) in the definition of “Radio Regulations”, for “International Telecommunication Convention” to the end substitute “Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, 1992;”;

(n) omit the definitions of “similar stage of construction” and “tons”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 24.12.2021, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Merchant Shipping Notice 1837(M) Amendment 2 is available on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/msn-1837-m-amendment-2-categorisation-of-waters and in hard copy from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) of Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG (telephone [phone] and email [e-mail]).

(2)

1949 c. 54.

(3)

2006 c. 36.