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The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances For Passenger Ships Of Classes III To VI(A)) Regulations 1999

UK Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2723 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
30 September 1999
In force from
29 October 1999
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 apply from 29th October 1999 to all passenger ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VI(A). They revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1992. These Regulations set out the carriage of life-saving appliances on these Classes of ship taking into account the restricted service in which these Classes of passenger ships are engaged. No significant changes have been made to the standards of the previous Regulations but the details of technical requirements are now contained in a Merchant Shipping Notice. A number of the detailed technical requirements and specifications are now contained in Merchant Shipping Notices MSN 1676 (M) and 1677 (M). A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG. A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies of the table “Life-Saving Signals and Rescue Methods, SOLAS No. 1” referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from The Stationery Office Limited, Publications Centre at PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT. Merchant Shipping Notices are obtainable from Eros Marketing Support Services Ltd, Delta House, Imber Court Trading Estate, Orchard Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BN (Tel. No. 0181 957 5028). British or International Standards are obtainable from the British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. The Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974 may be obtained from the International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR.

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