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7.—(1) Where the operator of a regular service or regular scheduled service which operates throughout the year wishes to introduce an additional ship or high speed craft onto that service for a period of less than one year, that operator shall give the Secretary of State at least one month’s notice of the proposed operation of the ship or craft.
(2) Where:
(a)a ro-ro passenger ship or high speed craft is being introduced onto a regular service or regular scheduled service which operates throughout the year following unforeseen circumstances and in order to ensure continuity of service, and
(b)that ship or craft complies with the requirements of the Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001(1),
regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations (as the case may be) and paragraph (1) above shall not apply to that ship or craft.
(3) The operator of a regular service or regular scheduled service which operates seasonally for a period not exceeding six months in an annual period shall give the Secretary of State three month’s notice of the proposed operation of the service.
(4) Where a regular service or regular scheduled service which operates seasonally for a period not exceeding six months in an annual period operates under conditions of lower significant wave height than those established for year round operation in Merchant Shipping Notice 1790, the significant wave height value applicable for this shorter time period may be used for determining the height of water on the deck when applying the stability requirements contained in regulation 4.
S.I. 2001/152.
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