The Merchant Shipping (Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2003

Role of the MCAU.K.

11.—(1) The MCA shall comply with the requirements set out in Schedule 7 to the MCA’s SLU Bulk Carriers publication.

(2) The MCA shall regularly verify compliance by the following persons with the requirements set out in the following Schedules to MCA’s SLU Bulk Carriers publication—

(a)terminal operators, with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of Part 1, and Part 2 (including paragraphs 2 to 4), of Schedule 2;

(b)terminal representatives, with the requirements set out in Schedule 4; and

(c)masters and terminal representatives, with the requirements set out in Schedule 5.

(3) In addition, the MCA shall verify that the requirements referred to in regulation 6(2) and (3) are complied with—

(a)on and after 5 February 2005, in the case of regulation 6(2), and on and after 5 February 2006 in the case of regulation 6(3), and

(b)at the end of the period of any exemption granted by the MCA under regulation 6(4).