UK Offence Report

The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981

UK Statutory Instrument 1981 No. 1098 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
30 July 1981
In force from
1 October 1981
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Schedule 5 to, the Merchant Shipping Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations prohibit manned mobile submersible craft (except diving bells) and supporting equipment from operating in United Kingdom waters or from ships which are registered in the United Kingdom or are British ships, without a valid safety certificate issued by the Secretary of State after a satisfactory survey (Regulation 3(1)). Application for the initial survey of the submersible craft and for the supporting equipment must be accompanied by the documents relating to the construction requirements specified in Schedule 1 for submersible craft and in Schedule 2 for one man submersible craft, atmospheric diving suits and supporting equipment (Regulation 3(2)) and they must each comply with the construction critieria specified in Schedule 3 (Regulation 3(3)). The safety certificate will usually be valid for two years (Regulation 4(1)) but may be suspended or revoked (Regulation 5).

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