# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023, Regulation 13: Compliance by ships constructed before 1st July 2002


(1) A ship must comply with each requirement in—
(a) Merchant Shipping Notice 1900 (M); and
(b) the relevant Merchant Shipping Notices,
that applies to it.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a ship constructed before 26th May 1965 must comply with—
(a) each condition specified in Schedule 1 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1670 (M) Amendment 2;
(b) each provision of Merchant Shipping Notice 1900 (M) listed in the Annex to Schedule 1 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1670 (M) Amendment 2;
(c) in the case of a passenger ship carrying 36 or fewer passengers, each provision of Schedule 2 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1670 (M) Amendment 2; and
(d) in the case of a passenger ship carrying more than 36 passengers, each of the following requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice 1900 (M)—
(i) paragraph 3.24 (fixed fire-extinguishing systems in machinery spaces of category A);
(ii) paragraph 3.40 (general emergency alarm to be provided in every Class I ship);
(iii) paragraph 3.41 (public address system in every Class I ship); and
(iv) paragraphs 7.3 to 7.76 (structural fire protection for passenger ships),
that applies to it.
(3) A ship to which regulation 12(a) (ships constructed before 1st July 2002 and engaged on international voyages) applies must comply with—
(a) each requirement listed in regulation 1.2 of Part A of Chapter II-2 (applicable requirements to existing ships); and
(b) each requirement of—
(i) regulation 1.6 of Part A of Chapter II-2 (application of requirements to tankers); and
(ii) Parts B, C, D, E and G of Chapter II-2 (fire protection requirements),
that applies to it.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, where there is a conflict between the requirements of—
(a) the Merchant Shipping Notices described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(b) the provisions of Chapter II-2 described in paragraph (3),
the provisions of Chapter II-2 take precedence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348245554/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-fire-protection-regulations-2023/regulation-13
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