UK Offence Report

The Merchant Shipping (Navigation Bridge Visibility) Regulations 1998

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1419 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
8 June 1998
In force from
1 July 1998
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Merchant Shipping Act 1995

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 give effect to amendments to Regulation 22 of Chapter V of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974 (SOLAS) adopted on 23rd May by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) set out in Annex 2 of the MSC Resolution MSC.31(63). They contain requirements for all ships of 45 metres or more in length constructed on or after 1st July 1998 as to the visibility from the navigation bridge (including the position and construction of the windows) (Regulation 5). Existing such ships are required to comply, so far as practicable, with regulation 4(1)(a) and (b) (certain provisions relating to the view of the sea from the conning position) (Regulation 6). The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships of Classes IV, V, VI and VI(A)—Bridge Visibility) Regulations 1992 are amended so that they cease to apply to ships of 45 metres or more in length (Regulation 3). The SOLAS Convention and MSC Resolution MSC.31(63) may be obtained from IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR. Document EN ISO 8468 (the “ISO standards” referred to in regulation 2(2)) may be obtained from BS, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL.

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