The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires—

“the 1995 Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

“certifying authority” means the Secretary of State, one of the organisations which is an authorised organisation for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996(1) or the Sea Fish Industry Authority;

“mandatory safety requirements”, in relation to a ship, means the requirements identified as such in the Safety Code, which include requirements that are concerned with the operation of the ship;

“MCA” means the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport;

“Merchant Shipping Notice” means a notice described as such and issued by the MCA, and a reference to a particular Merchant Shipping Notice includes a reference to a Merchant Shipping Notice amending or replacing that Notice which is stated to be considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time;

“Partial Declaration of Survey of a Passenger Ship” means a document by that name that by virtue of regulation 6, 7 or 10 is required to have been issued before a passenger ship safety certificate is issued or endorsed;

“passenger ship safety certificate” means a certificate issued in accordance with the Safety Code;

“Safety Code” means the Safety Code for Passenger Ships operating solely in UK categorised waters set out in Merchant Shipping Notice 1823 (M);

“safety management system requirements”, in relation to a ship, means the mandatory safety requirements that relate to the safety management system of the ship that the Safety Code requires must be in place;

“safety management system in-service verification” means a verification of the safety management system requirements of a ship or any alternative that has been permitted under regulation 5 undertaken by the MCA as described in section 24 of the Safety Code;

“Sea Fish Industry Authority” means the body by that name established by section 1 of the Fisheries Act 1981(2); and

“surveyor” means a surveyor of ships and “survey” means a survey carried out by a surveyor.

(1)

S.I. 1996/2908; an “authorised organisation” is defined in regulation 2 of those Regulations.

(2)

1981 c.29.