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The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2359 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
1 October 1992
In force from
31 October 1992
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Merchant Shipping Act 1979

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 apply from 31st October 1992 to a new United Kingdom passenger ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VI(A) constructed after that date and to existing United Kingdom passenger ships of these Classes as indicated in regulation 1(1) and they revise the carriage requirements for life-saving appliances of these passenger ships. They revoke the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980 to the extent that they apply to new United Kingdom Class III, IV, V, VI and VI(A) passenger ships. This revocation will also apply to “existing” ships of the above Classes that is ships built or constructed before the 31st October 1992. These Regulations harmonize the requirements for life-saving appliances for passenger ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VI(A) with those for passenger ships of the Classes included in the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986 while taking into account the restricted service in which these Classes of passenger ships are engaged. In particular for new ships they introduce the provision of out of water support for all persons on board in the form of open reversible liferafts except for certain Class V and VI ships where buoyant apparatus is generally provided. For existing ships generally a combination of liferafts and buoyant apparatus is provided the percentage of which is dependent upon the ships standard of survivability. The provision of personal buoyancy equipment in the form of various types of lifejackets or buoyancy aids except in the case of certain ships of Class V operating solely within Category “A” and “B” waters are required.

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