PART 2Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012
Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)3
1
Regulation 2(1) is amended as follows.
2
Omit the definition of “Council Directive 1999/35/EC”.
3
Omit the definition of “Directive vessel”.
4
Omit the definition of “the Directive”.
5
Omit the definition of “EMCIP”.
6
For the definition of “IMO Code”, substitute—
“IMO Code” means the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident (Casualty Investigation Code) adopted by the IMO by Resolution MSC.255(84) on 16th May 20083;
7
Omit the definition of “ro-ro ferry” and “high speed passenger craft”.
8
Before the definition of “safety investigation”, insert—
“relevant vessel” means any vessel other than a vessel—
- a
falling within regulation 4(1)(a)(i) to (iii);
- b
that is a warship;
- c
that is not propelled by mechanical means;
- d
that is a wooden vessel of traditional build which is not primarily propelled by mechanical means, including a dhow or junk which is made of wood and provided with sails; or
- e
that is a fishing vessel of less than 15 metres length overall;
9
For the definition of “substantial interest”, substitute—
“Substantially Interested State” has the meaning given in the IMO Code;