Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Ship Reporting) Regulations 2004
MERCHANT SHIPPING (MANDATORY REPORTING)
REGULATIONS 2004

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MERCHANT SHIPPING (MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING)
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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1 Citation
2 Interpretation

3 Duty to comply with
adopted ship reporting
system

4 Offences and penalties

The Minister of Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by
section 93 and section 94(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 2002 and
after consulting the persons referred to in section 94(3) of that Act makes
the following regulations:

Citation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping
(Mandatory Ship Reporting) Regulations 2004.

Interpretation
2 In these Regulations —

"Admiralty List of Radio Signals" means the publication of that
name published by the Hydrographer of the Navy in force at
the date of these Regulations, and any amendment,

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correction or replacement, which the Hydrographer considers
relevant from time to time;

"adopted ship reporting system" means any ship reporting
system that has been established by a Government or
Governments after it has been adopted by the International
Maritime Organization as complying with all the requirements
of regulation 11 of Chapter V of the Safety of Life at Sea
Convention 1974, set out in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Volume 6 of the
Admiralty List of Radio Signals and annotated therein as
“Mandatory System under SOLAS Regulation V/11”;

"Bermuda adopted ship reporting system" means an adopted
ship reporting system which was submitted to the
International Maritime Organisation by the United Kingdom
for or on behalf of Bermuda;

"Hydrographer of the Navy" means the person for the time being
appointed to that office by the Admiralty Board.

Duty to comply with adopted ship reporting systems
3 (1) The master of every Bermuda ship shall comply with any
adopted ship reporting system which applies in relation to his ship, and
he shall report to the appropriate authority specified in the system all
information required in accordance with the provisions of the system.

(2) The master of every ship which is not a Bermuda ship shall
comply when in Bermuda waters, with any Bermuda adopted ship
reporting systems and he shall report to the appropriate authority
specified in the system all information in accordance with the provisions
of the system.

Offences and penalties
4 (1) A master of a ship who contravenes any requirement under
regulation 3 commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding $10,000.00 or on conviction on indictment to a fine
not exceeding $20,000.00.

(2) It shall be a defence to any charge under these Regulations
for the master to prove he took all necessary steps to avoid committing
the offence.

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Made this day of , 2004

Minister of Transport