UK Statutory Instrument SI 2025/1234 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader1

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 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.012 Additional requirements relating to the Polar Water Operational Manual Regulated
  • Operate ship in line with the Polar Water Operational Manual and train seafarersTrader
32 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.001 Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015 (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Amendments and revocations
s.002 In regulation 3 (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (1)— (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Interpretation
s.003 After regulation 9A (surveys of HSOSC), insert— Surveys of ships... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Application
s.004 After regulation 13A (issue of certificates to HSOSC), insert— Issue... (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Ambulatory reference
s.005 In regulation 15 (duration and validity of certificates)— (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Exemptions
s.006 In regulation 16(1) (issue and duration of exemption certificates), after... (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Equivalents
s.007 In regulation 17 (extension and other provisions)— (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Alternative design and arrangements
s.008 In regulation 18(1) (issue and endorsement of certificates by another... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Approvals
s.009 In regulation 19(2) (requests made by other SOLAS governments), for... (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Requirements for passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage or more
s.010 In regulation 22 (availability of certificates), after “23(5B)(b)” insert “,... (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Requirements for fishing vessels of 24 metres or over in length overall, pleasure vessels of 300 gross tonnage or more and cargo ships of at least 300 gross tonnage but under 500 gross tonnage
s.011 In regulation 23 (prohibition on proceeding to sea without the... (opens in a new tab)
s.012 In regulation 26 (penalties)— (a) in paragraph (1) (offence of... (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Offences and penalties
s.013 Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Detention
s.014 In Schedule 1, in the table in paragraph 5 (fees... (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022 (opens in a new tab)
s.016 In regulation 3 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the... (opens in a new tab)
s.017 After regulation 16 (seafarers on a ship subject to the... (opens in a new tab)
s.018 In regulation 48(3)(h) (approval of training providers), for “Amendment 1”,... (opens in a new tab)
s.019 In regulation 61 (responsibilities of companies, masters and others), after... (opens in a new tab)

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