PART 3 Requirements for Control of Operational Pollution—Control of Discharge of Oil

Definitions for the purposes of regulations 21 to 23

24.  In regulations 21 to 23—

(a) “excepted ship” means a seagoing vessel of any type operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles and floating craft but excludes a structure which is a fixed or floating platform;

(b) “UK excepted ship” means an excepted ship which is a United Kingdom ship;

(c) “non-UK excepted ship” means an excepted ship which is not a UK excepted ship; and

(d) a reference to a person connected with a ship’s business includes—

(i) a seafarer on the ship;

(ii) the master;

(iii) the owner;

(iv) an owner of cargo carried on the ship; and

(v) a classification society which has issued a class certificate showing that the ship conforms to the class standards stipulated by that society.