Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975

7.  In regulation 7 after paragraph (8) there shall be added the following paragraph:

“Additional requirements for existing vessels of 18 metres in length or more in so far as the structural characteristics permit and for new fishing vessels of 15 metres or more in length

(9) Workplaces containing workstations shall be adequately soundproofed and insulated, bearing in mind the type of tasks involved and the physical activity of the workers.”