UK Statutory Instrument SI 1998/2514 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Operator5 Any Person4 Employer2

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.009 Construction of watertight bulkheads Regulated
  • Build watertight bulkheads and tanks to required standardsOperator
s.010 Collision, machinery space and afterpeak bulkheads and shaft tunnels Regulated
  • Fit watertight collision, afterpeak and machinery space bulkheads and shaft tunnelsAny Person
s.019 Ships carrying goods vehicles and accompanying personnel (watertight doors) Regulated
  • Fit watertight doors that meet MSN 1698(M) and include a bridge indicatorOperator
s.021 Means of closing openings in watertight bulkheads and operating sliding watertight doors Regulated
  • Ensure watertight doors comply with specifications and are operated correctlyAny Person
s.032 Watertight integrity from the bulkhead deck to spaces below Regulated
  • Keep below-deck accesses on ro-ro passenger ships weathertight and closed during voyagesOperator
s.049 General Regulated
  • Provide efficient bilge pumping, drainage and sounding arrangements on passenger shipsAny Person
s.053 General Regulated
  • Protect ship and crew against electrical hazardsEmployer
s.058 Location and construction of electric cable Regulated
  • Ensure electric cables are flame retardant and protected on passenger shipsAny Person
s.066 Boiler feed systems Regulated
  • Ensure boiler feed systems have multiple pumps, oil protection, and proper supportEmployer
s.071 Oil systems for lubricating, heating, cooling and control Regulated
  • Provide at least two oil circulation pumps and comply with flammable oil storage rulesOperator
s.089 Television surveillance and leak detection requirements Regulated
  • Install TV surveillance and leak detection systems on passenger ships with ro-ro spacesOperator
82 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.004 Exemptions for certain classes of ships and individual ships
s.005 Approved standards
s.006 Application
s.007 Structural strength
s.008 Watertight subdivision
s.011 Double bottoms
s.012 Weather deck
s.013 Partial subdivision above the bulkhead deck
s.014 Openings in watertight bulkheads
s.015 Openings in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck
s.016 Side and other openings above the bulkhead deck
s.017 Construction and testing of watertight doors
s.018 Construction and testing of watertight decks, trunks
s.020 Interpretation
s.022 Closure of hull openings, watertight doors, openings in watertight bulkheads
s.023 Marking of doors, mechanisms and valves
s.024 Drills and inspections
s.025 Training
s.026 Entries in official log book
s.027 Interpretation
s.028 (1) Except in the cases specified in paragraphs (2) and...
s.029 Closure of bulkheads on the ro-ro deck
s.030 Supervision and reporting of closure
s.031 Closure of watertight and weathertight doors in bulkheads
s.033 Opening of doors in an emergency
s.034 Entries in official log book
s.035 Listing of loading and unloading berths
s.036 Written instructions regarding the closure of doors above the bulkhead deck
s.037 Intact stability standard
s.038 Inclining, lightweight survey and stability information
s.039 Subdivision lines
s.040 Draughts marks
s.041 Automatic draught gauge system
s.042 Recording of draught, trim and freeboard prior to departure
s.043 Calculation of stability prior to departure
s.044 Stability in the damaged condition Requirements for ships constructed before 29 April 1990
s.045 Stability in the damaged condition
s.046 Requirements for ro-ro passenger ships which carry 400 persons or more
s.047 Exhibition of damage control plans
s.048 Application
s.050 Number and type of bilge pumps
s.051 Requirements for bilge pumps and bilge sections
s.052 Application
s.054 Main source of electrical power and main switchboards
s.055 Lighting systems
s.056 Emergency and transitional sources of electrical power
s.057 Distribution systems
s.059 General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards
s.060 Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces
s.061 Spare parts and tools
s.062 General
s.063 Machinery
s.064 Means of manoeuvring and going astern
s.065 Boilers and other pressure vessels
s.067 Steam pipe systems
s.068 Air pressure systems
s.069 Cooling systems
s.070 Oil fuel installations
s.072 Machinery controls
s.073 Steering gear
s.074 Ventilating systems in machinery spaces
s.075 Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.076 Communication between navigating bridge and machinery space
s.077 Engineers' alarm
s.078 Spare gear
s.079 Application
s.080 Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks
s.081 Anchor handling equipment, anchors and chain cables
s.082 Hawsers and warps
s.083 Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic fuel installations
s.084 The use of asbestos
s.085 Application
s.086 Access opening indicator lights and alarms
s.087 Supplementary emergency lighting
s.088 Access to ro-ro decks
s.090 Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
s.091 Penalties
s.092 Power to detain
s.093 Invalid stability information

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