UK Statutory Instrument
1981
United Kingdom
The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981
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Schedules
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Power
Control
Buoyancy and Stability
Life Support
Communications
Navigation and Position Indication
Supporting Equipment—Launch and Recovery System
Lock-Out Arrangements
Hull
Power
Control
Buoyancy and Stability
Life Support
Communications
Navigation and Position Indication
Supporting Equipment—Launch and Recovery System
The construction of the submersible craft shall be such that...
The communication systems shall be adequate for the use for...
The navigational system shall be adequate for the use for...
The launch and recovery system, where applicable, shall be adequate...
Diver Lock-Out arrangements, if applicable, shall be adequate for the...
Materials, fittings and fluids used in the construction of the...
The sealing arrangements of all openings and penetrations shall be...
The testing and inspection programme shall be adequate both in...
The margin of safety from pressure damage calculated from the...
The capacity and design of the power and propulsion systems...
The design and construction of the submersible craft and its...
The life support systems and emergency arrangments, shall be as...
An adequate fire extinguishing system shall be fitted except in...
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Hull
Hull
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping...
Application
Surveys
Reporting of modifications or damage
Issue and extension of safety certificates
Suspension or revocation of safety certificate
Offences
(1) These Regulations shall apply to persons, whether or not...
The construction requirements referred to in regulation 3(2)(b) are as...
The construction requirements referred to in regulation 3(2)(a) are as...
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