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The Merchant Shipping (Hatches and Lifting Plant) Regulations 1988
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Lifting Plant
6.—(1) The employer and the master shall ensure that any ship’s lifting plant is of good design, of sound construction and material, of adequate strength for the purpose for which it is used, free from patent defect, properly installed or assembled and properly maintained.
(2) The master shall ensure that any pallet or similar piece of equipment for supporting loads or lifting attachment which forms an integral part of the load or one-trip sling or pre-slung cargo sling is not used on a ship unless it is of good construction, of adequate strength for the purpose for which it is used and free from patent defect.
(3) The employer and master shall ensure that lifting plant is not used other than in a safe and proper manner.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (3) of this regulation, the employer and master shall ensure that except for the purpose of carrying out a test under regulation 7, the lifting plant is not loaded in excess of its safe working load.
(5) No person shall operate any lifting plant unless he is trained and competent to do so and has been authorised by a responsible ship’s officer.
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