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The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004

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3.—(1) These Regulations shall apply to:

(a)a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from 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.

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