# The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022, Introduction: Introductory text


Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Merchant Shipping
Safety
Made 2022
Coming into force 2022
The Secretary of State is satisfied, for the purposes of section 47(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, that it is necessary or expedient, in the interests of safety to make Regulations in so far as they require ships to carry qualified seamen.
The Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in sections 86(4) and 306(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 47(1), (3), (4), (4A) and (4B), 85(1), (3), (5) to (7), 86(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), 302(1), 306A and 307 of that Act, and article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240368/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022/introduction
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