8. Where a ship or hovercraft is liable to be detained under these Regulations, section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (which relates to the detention of ships) shall have effect in relation to the ship as if for the words “this Act” wherever they appear, there were substituted the words “the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) Regulations 1997”, and after “ship”, wherever it appears, there were inserted “or hovercraft”.