- Enforced by
- MCA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Employer11
Self-Employed Person1
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts
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.004
Application
Regulated
- Provide and use safe lifting equipment for workers on UK shipsSelf-Employed Person
s.006
Strength and stability
Regulated
- Ensure lifting equipment and accessories are strong and stableEmployer
s.007
Lifting equipment for lifting persons
Regulated
- Use lifting equipment designed for persons, with strict safeguards for exceptionsEmployer
s.008
Positioning and installation
Regulated
- Ensure lifting equipment is positioned to minimise risk of strikes, falls or accidental releaseEmployer
s.009
Marking of work equipment used for lifting
Regulated
- Clearly mark all lifting equipment with safe working loads and required indicatorsEmployer
s.010
Organisation of lifting operations
Regulated
- Plan and safely manage all lifting operations on your vesselEmployer
s.011
Testing
Regulated
- Test and certify lifting equipment before use and every five yearsEmployer
s.012
Thorough examination and inspection
Regulated
- Thoroughly examine and inspect lifting equipment at required intervalsEmployer
s.013
Certificates
Regulated
- Obtain lifting equipment certificates within 28 days after testingEmployer
s.014
Reports and defects
Regulated
- Obtain lifting equipment examination reports and remedy defectsEmployer
s.015
Keeping of information
Regulated
- Keep lifting equipment certificates, reports and records safe and availableEmployer
s.016
Hatches
Regulated
- Ensure hatch coverings are safe, properly maintained, and correctly usedEmployer
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, commencement and revocation
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Meaning of “worker”
s.005
Persons on whom duties are imposed
s.017
Duty of workers
s.018
Penalties
s.019
Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
s.020
Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.021
Inspection and detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.022
Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.023
Enforcement of detention
s.024
Compensation
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.