Regulation 6 Amendment of regulations

In regulation 5 for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(4)

On and after 1st January 1998 the appropriate documentation referred to in paragraph (1) above for ships of the following descriptions—

(i)

all ships engaged on international voyages;

(ii)

passenger ships engaged on voyages other than international voyages; and

(iii)

cargo ships of 500 gross tons or over engaged on voyages other than international voyages;

carrying cargoes other than solid bulk cargoes shall additionally consist of a Cargo Securing Manual.

(5)

An operator or master who contravenes paragraph (1) or (3) above shall be guilty of an offence.”.