UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010/680 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010

These Regulations consolidate and amend safety requirements for certain passenger ships that operate solely on inland waterways.

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 9 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person8 Employer1

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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.006 Requirement for a passenger ship safety certificate – initial survey Regulated
  • Obtain a valid passenger ship safety certificate before operatingAny Person
s.007 Requirement for a passenger ship safety certificate – renewal survey Regulated
  • Complete renewal survey before your passenger ship safety certificate expiresEmployer
s.010 Requirement for a passenger ship safety certificate – annual survey Regulated
  • Ensure your passenger ship passes an annual safety survey before the anniversary dateAny Person
s.011 Safety management system Regulated
  • Pass ship safety management system verification and not obstruct surveyorsAny Person
s.016 Availability of passenger ship safety certificate Regulated
  • Keep passenger ship safety certificate and survey reports available on boardAny Person
s.017 Continuing responsibilities of the owner and the master Regulated
  • Maintain ship safety, report accidents, and get approval for post-survey changesAny Person
s.019 Additional surveys Regulated
  • Obtain additional survey before operating ship after major repairs or when requiredAny Person
s.021 Miscellaneous provisions relating to Partial Declarations and to certificates Regulated
  • Falsify or misuse passenger ship safety certificatesAny Person
s.023 Offences Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with passenger ship safety regulationsAny Person

Unlimited fine

15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.004 Exemptions
s.005 Equivalents
s.008 Issue of a passenger ship safety certificate
s.009 Passenger ship safety certificate conditions
s.012 Duration and validity of passenger ship safety certificate
s.013 Suspension of passenger ship safety certificate
s.014 Cancellation of passenger ship safety certificate
s.015 Arbitration
s.018 Procedure to be adopted when a ship is deficient
s.020 Surrender of passenger ship safety certificate
s.022 Detention
s.024 Amendments

Help complying

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Run passenger or freight services on inland and categorised waters

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