3.—(1) These Regulations shall apply to:
(a)a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from [F1a port in the United Kingdom or ] a port of an EEA State on a regular service which is an international voyage, and
(b)a non-United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from a port in the United Kingdom on a regular service which is an international voyage.
(2) In addition, regulations 5(3), 6(4) and (5) and 7 to 10 of these Regulations shall apply to:
(a)a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft operating on a regular scheduled service which is an international voyage to or from a port in a State which is party to the Stockholm Agreement,
(b)a non-United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft operating on a regular scheduled service which is an international voyage to or from a port in the United Kingdom, and
(c)a ro-ro passenger ship, including a ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft, which is operating in the United Kingdom on a regular scheduled service which is not an international voyage, in the course of which the ship or craft is more than 15 miles from a place of refuge or more than 5 miles from the line of the coast, where shipwrecked persons can land, corresponding to the medium tide height.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(1)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 21(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 29.11.2004, see reg. 1