3. It is hereby directed that—
(a)the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations ; and
(b)the provisions of the Regulations made under that Act specified in column 1 of Part II of that Schedule;
shall extend to ships (other than fishing vessels) of the following description, that is to say, sea-going ships
(i)which are wholly owned by a person resident in, or a body corporate (not being a general lighthouse authority) having a principal place of business in, the United Kingdom ; and
(ii)which are entitled to be registered in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 but are not registered, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere ; and
(iii)which are less than 24 metres in length;
and to masters and seamen employed in them, with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications (if any) as are specified in column 2 of that Schedule.