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Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Fifth Schedule) Amendment Notice 1999
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Notice 1999


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BR 62 / 1999

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1979

1979 : 16

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1979 (FIFTH SCHEDULE)
AMENDMENT NOTICE 1999



The Minister of Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred
upon him by section 22A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, gives the
following Notice:

Citation
1 This Notice, which amends the Fifth Schedule to the Merchant
Shipping Act 1979, may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act 1979
(Fifth Schedule) Amendment Notice 1999.

Inserts new Regulations in Fifth Schedule
2 The Fifth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 is
amended:

(a) under the heading “PASSENGER SHIP CONSTRUCTION”, by
inserting next after the final entry:

(i) “S.I. 1997 No. 647 the Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro
Passenger Ship Survivability) Regulations 1997”; and

(ii) “S.I. 1998 No. 2514 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)
Regulations 1998”; and

(b) under the heading “PILOT LADDERS AN HOISTS”, by
inserting immediately under that heading the entry “S.I.

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1999 No. 17 the Merchant Shipping (Pilot Transfer
Arrangements) Regulations 1999”;

(c) under the heading “FIRE APPLIANCES AND FIRE
PROTECTION”, by inserting immediately under that heading
the entry “S.I. 1998 No. 1012 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998”;

(d) under the heading “RADIO INSTALLATIONS”, by inserting
next after the entry “S.I. 1991 No. 1341 the Merchant
Shipping (Radio and Radio Navigational Equipment Survey)
Regulations 1991” the entry “S.I. 1998 No. 2070 the
Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998”;

(e) under the heading “SHIP OPERATIONS”, by inserting next
after the final entry:

(i) “S.I. 1997 No. 3022 the Merchant Shipping (ISM Code)
(Ro-Ro Passenger Ferries) Regulations 1997”; and

(ii) “S.I. 1998 No. 1561 the Merchant Shipping
(International Safety Management (ISM) Code)
Regulations 1998”.

Consequential amendments to the Fifth Schedule
3 Consequential on regulation 2, the Fifth Schedule to the
Merchant Shipping Act 1979 is amended:

(a) under the heading “PASENGER SHIP CONSTRUCTION”, by
deleting the following entries:

(i) “S.I. 1980 No. 535 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction) Regulations 1980”;

(ii) “S.I. 1981 No. 580 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 1981”;

(iii) “S.I. 1984 No. 1216 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1984”;

(iv) “S.I. 1985 No. 660 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 1985”;

(v) “S.I. 1985 No. 661 the Merchant Shipping (Application of
Construction and Survey Regulations to other ships)
Regulations 1985”;

(vi) “S.I. 1986 No. 1074 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction) (New and Existing Ships)
(Amendment) Regulations 1986”;

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(vii) “S.I. 1987 No. 1886 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 1987”;

(viii) “S.I. 1988 No. 1693 the Merchant Shipping (Stability of
Passenger Ships) Regulations 1988”;

(ix) “S.I. 1990 No. 892 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction and Survey) (Amendment)
Regulations 1990”;

(x) “S.I. 1992 No. 2358 the Merchant Shipping (Passenger
Ship Construction and Survey) (Amendment)
Regulations 1992”; and

(b) under the heading “CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN HULLS AND
IN WATERTIGHT BULKHEADS”, by deleting the following
entries:

(i) “S.I. 1987 No. 1298 the Merchant Shipping (Closing of
Openings in Hulls and in Watertight Bulkheads)
Regulations 1987; and

(ii) “S.I. 1988 No. 317 the Merchant Shipping (Closing of
Openings in Enclosed Super-structures and in
Bulkheads above the bulkhead deck) Regulations 1988”;

(c) under the heading “PILOT LADDERS AND HOISTS”, by
deleting the following entries:

(i) “S.I. 1987 No. 1961 the Merchant Shipping (Pilot
Ladders and Hoists) Regulations 1987”; and

(ii) “S.I. 1993 No. 3252 the Merchant Shipping (Pilot
Ladders and Hoists) (Amendment) Regulations 1993”;

(d) under the heading ‘FIRE APPLIANCES AND FIRE
PROTECTION”, by deleting the following entries:

(i) “S.I. 1980 No. 544 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Appliances) Regulations 1980”;

(ii) “S.I. 1981 No. 574 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1981”;

(iii) “S.I. 1984 No. 1218 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) Regulations 1984”;

(iv) “S.I. 1985 No. 1218 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) (Ships built before 25th May, 1980)
Regulations 1985”;

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(v) “S.I. 1993 No. 3164 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) (Ships Built before 25th May, 1980)
(Amendment) Regulations 1993”;

(vi) “S.I. 1985 No. 1193 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1985”;

(vii) “S.I. 1984 No. 1194 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1985”;

(viii) “S.I. 1986 No. 1070 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection and Fire Appliances) (Amendment)
Regulations 1986”;

(ix) “S.I. 1993 No. 3162 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1993”;

(x) “S.I. 1992 No. 2360 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1992”; and

(xi) “S.I. 1993 No. 3163 the Merchant Shipping (Fire
Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1993”;

(e) under the heading ‘RADIO INSTALLATIONS”, by deleting the
entry “S.I. 1992 No. 3 the Merchant Shipping (Radio
Installations) Regulations 1992”; and

(f) under the heading “SHIP OPERATIONS”, by deleting the
entry “S.I. 1988 No. 1716 the Merchant Shipping
(Operations Book) Regulations 1988”.







Made this 29th day of October 1999







Minister of Transport