The Merchant Shipping (Safety Rules and Standards for Passenger Ships) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015

2.  In regulation 3 (interpretation) of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015(1)—

(a) for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

““the Directive” means Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6th May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships(2);”, and

(b) for the definition of “pleasure vessel” substitute—

““pleasure vessel” means—

(a)

any vessel which at the time it is being used is—

(i)

in the case of a vessel wholly owned by—

(aa)

an individual or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner; or

(bb)

a body corporate, used only for sport or pleasure and on which the persons on board are employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends; and

(ii)

on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner does not receive money for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion; or

(b)

any vessel wholly owned by or on behalf of a members’ club formed for the purpose of sport or pleasure which, at the time it is being used, is used only for the sport or pleasure of members of that club or their immediate family, and for the use of which any charges levied are paid into club funds and applied for the general use of the club,

where, in the case of any vessel referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), no other payments are made by or on behalf of users of the vessel, other than by the owner; and in this definition “immediate family” means, in relation to an individual, the spouse or civil partner of the individual, and a relative of the individual or the individual’s spouse or civil partner; and “relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant;.”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/508.

(2)

OJ L 163, 25.6.2009, p.1, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/36/EU dated 29 June 2010 (OJ L 162, 29.6.2010, p.1) and Commission Directive 2016/844/EU dated 27 May 2016 (OJ L141, 28.5.2016, p.51).