SCHEDULE 2Amendments

The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 19811

1

The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 198131 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), before the definition of “the Repatriation Regulations”, insert—

  • “remote operation centre” means any location other than a remotely operated unmanned vessel from which a remotely operated unmanned vessel is operated;

  • “remotely operated unmanned vessel” means a vessel that—

    1. a

      is operated from a remote operation centre, and

    2. b

      is not carrying any person at the time that it is operated;

3

For regulation 2 (exemption from requirement for a UK ship to keep a log book) substitute—

Exemption from the requirement to keep a log book2

1

The requirement imposed under section 77(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 that an official log book must be kept in every United Kingdom ship does not apply—

a

to a ship belonging to a general lighthouse authority;

b

to a ship of less than 25 gross tons;

c

to a pleasure yacht;

d

subject to paragraph (2), to a remotely operated unmanned vessel.

2

The log book for a remotely operated unmanned vessel must be kept at the remote operation centre for that vessel.