UK Statutory Instrument
1987
United Kingdom
The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations 1987
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Operational Planning:
Operational Procedures:
Emergency Planning:
Emergency Procedures:
Emergency Equipment:
Responsibilities, authority and duties.
Safety planning.
Pre and post dive check-lists.
Status of equipment and support services.
Initiation responsibilities.
Submersible craft.
Movement and position reporting.
Maintenance of pilots, submersible operations, surface and underwater communications logbooks....
Self-help plan.
Search procedures for lost submersible craft.
Launch and recovery.
Operational environmental limitations.
Pre and post dive briefings.
Outside help plan.
Recovery of disabled submersible craft.
Ancillary equipment.
Routine operational procedures.
Diving or other medical services.
Submersible craft emergency procedures.
Communications.
Submersible craft communications procedures.
Support craft position.
Estimation of stability and reserve of buoyancy.
In the case of diver lock-out submersible craft particular aspects...
The date and time of the casualty.
Where the casualty occurred on board the submersible craft, the...
Where the casualty occurred other than on board the submersible...
A description of the casualty, and of any submersible operation...
A description of any damage sustained by the submersible craft...
The name of any person killed, lost or injured in...
The name and address of any witness to the casualty...
In section 56(1) the words“and if any question as to...
In section 58(1) the words“for the conduct of inquiries under...
Crew and passengers
- Ensure crew and passengers obey the pilot, follow safety rules and know emergency procedures
Browse 20 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Wherever the words“this Act” occurs there shall be substituted“this Act...
Application and performance
For section 55 there shall be substituted— (Where any casualty...
Master of parent craft
Owners of submersible craft
(1) The owner of a submersible craft which is engaged...
Operations controller
(1) The operations controller shall not permit the submersible operations...
The operations controller shall ensure that an accurate record of...
Qualifications of pilots
Notwithstanding regulation 9(b), a pilot in a one-man submersible craft...
Duties of pilot
Reports of casualties
The owner of a submersible craft shall—
Returns of injuries
Inquiries and investigations
When a casualty involving submersible craft, or supporting apparatus has...
Offences
Proceedings
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