Appointment of safety officers
15.—(1) This regulation and regulations 16 to 18 below apply to sea-going ships in which more than five workers are employed, other than fishing vessels.
(2) In every ship to which this regulation applies, the Company shall appoint a competent person as safety officer.
(3) The Secretary of State may grant exemptions from the provisions in paragraphs (1) and (2) for classes of cases or individual cases on such terms (if any) as he may specify in the exemption and may, subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption.