Additional requirements relating to the Polar Water Operational Manual
- Operate ship in line with the Polar Water Operational Manual and train seafarers
UK Statutory Instrument
2025
United Kingdom
The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025
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Citation, commencement and extent
Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015
Amendments and revocations
In regulation 3 (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (1)—
Interpretation
After regulation 9A (surveys of HSOSC), insert— Surveys of ships...
Application
After regulation 13A (issue of certificates to HSOSC), insert— Issue...
Ambulatory reference
In regulation 15 (duration and validity of certificates)—
Exemptions
In regulation 16(1) (issue and duration of exemption certificates), after...
Equivalents
In regulation 17 (extension and other provisions)—
Alternative design and arrangements
In regulation 18(1) (issue and endorsement of certificates by another...
Approvals
In regulation 19(2) (requests made by other SOLAS governments), for...
Requirements for passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage or more
In regulation 22 (availability of certificates), after “23(5B)(b)” insert “,...
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
In regulation 23 (prohibition on proceeding to sea without the...
In regulation 26 (penalties)— (a) in paragraph (1) (offence of...
Offences and penalties
Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018
Detention
In Schedule 1, in the table in paragraph 5 (fees...
Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022
In regulation 3 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the...
After regulation 16 (seafarers on a ship subject to the...
In regulation 48(3)(h) (approval of training providers), for “Amendment 1”,...
In regulation 61 (responsibilities of companies, masters and others), after...
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