The New Severn Bridge (Restriction of Navigation) Regulations 1993

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“approved classification society” means Bureau Veritas, American Bureau of Shipping, Norske Veritas, Polski Rejestr, Registro Italiano and Germanischer Lloyd;

“deadweight”—

(a)

in relation to a vessel recorded in Lloyd’s Register of Ships, means the deadweight of the vessel in tonnes given in that register;

(b)

in relation to a vessel not falling within paragraph (a) above being a ship, as respects which information as to its stability has been provided in the form of a statement which complies with the requirements of rule 30 of and Schedule 7 to the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Rules 1968(1), means the deadweight of the ship in tonnes to the summer load line as given in that statement; and

(c)

in relation to any vessel not falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) above, means the weight in tonnes of cargo, stores, fuel, passengers and crew carried by the vessel when submerged to its maximum permissible draught;

“Lloyd’s Register of Ships” means the register of ships published by the society known as Lloyd’s Register of Shipping;

“the river” means the river Severn;

“the Shoots” means that part of the deep navigation channel in the river known as the Shoots, through which vessels will be able to pass under the central span of the new bridge and which is encompassed by the navigation beacons situated at North Mixoms, Lady Bench, Old Man’s Head and Lower Shoots;

“vessel” includes craft of any description.

(1)

S.I. 1968/1053, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.