# The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1999, Regulation 3: Application


(1) These Regulations shall apply to accidents involving or occurring on board–
(a) any United Kingdom ship, except that regulation 5 shall not apply to pleasure vessels; and
(b) any other ship within the United Kingdom or the territorial waters thereof, save that regulations 5 and 7 shall not apply to such a ship unless she is within the defined limits of a port in the United Kingdom or is employed in carrying passengers to or from a port in the United Kingdom.
(2) These Regulations apply to serious injuries and hazardous incidents as they apply to accidents, except that:
(a) regulations 5 and 7 shall not apply to hazardous incidents; and
(b) regulations 5(1) and 5(3)(a) shall not apply to serious injuries.
(3) An investigation may be held under regulation 6 into an accident involving or occurring on board a ship which is not a United Kingdom ship and which at the time of the accident was not within the United Kingdom or the territorial waters thereof, if the Secretary of State so determines.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2567/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-1999/regulation-3
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