5.—(1) An ISM company must not operate a ship within paragraph (2) unless the requirements in regulation 6 are complied with in relation to that ship.
(2) A ship is within this paragraph if it is—
(a)a passenger ship which is—
(i)a high speed craft; or
(ii)classified in Class I or II in regulation 2(6) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998(1);
(b)a cargo ship of 500 gross tonnage or more, engaged in international voyages; or
(c)a mobile offshore drilling unit of 500 gross tonnage or more, engaged in international voyages.
(3) A ship is not within paragraph (2) if the EU Regulation applies in relation to that ship.
S.I. 1998/2514, amended by S.I. 2000/2687.