# Merchant Shipping Act 1964

1964 c. 47 · enacted 10 June 1964 · revised to 1 January 1996

An Act to enable effect to be given to an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on 17th June 1960; to amend section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; and for purposes connected therewith.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1964/pdf/ukpga_19640047_en.pdf

## Introductory text

An Act to enable effect to be given to an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on 17th June 1960; to amend section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; and for purposes connected therewith.
[10th June 1964]

## Application of Act of 1949 to new Convention

## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## New requirements for cargo ships

## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## Damage control and life-saving appliances

## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## Radio installations and certificates

## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## Miscellaneous

## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## Supplementary

## 18 Transitional provisions and repeals.

1)–(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



## Interpretation.

## 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1964
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