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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-entry-into-dangerous-spaces-regulations-1988/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1638",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-entry-into-dangerous-spaces-regulations-1988",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "The note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations give effect in part to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 1976 (International Labour Organisation Convention 147) (Cmnd 7163), laid before Parliament on 24th April 1978 and ratified by the United Kingdom on 28th November 1980 which is in force internationally and requires provisions to be made substantially equivalent to those of (amongst other Conventions) the Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention 1970 (International Labour Organisation Convention 134, Article 4) (Cmnd 4800) which is in force but has not been ratified by the United Kingdom. The Regulations, with other provisions, will also allow ratification by the UK of the Convention, and implementation of a recommendation, concerning occupational safety and health in dock work (International Labour Organisation Convention 152) (Cmnd 8118) laid before Parliament in December 1980 and in force internationally.\nThe Regulations require that the entrances to unattended dangerous spaces are secured against entry (regulation 4), that procedures for entry into dangerous spaces are laid down and observed (regulation 5), that drills are periodically carried out on tankers of 500 GRT or over and on other ships of 1000 GRT or over (regulation 6) and that equipment for testing dangerous spaces is carried (regulation 7).\nIn the case of ships not registered in the United Kingdom the Regulations require that ships which do not conform to the standards of health and safety required by these Regulations may be detained.\nChapter 10 of the Code of Safe Working Practices, referred to in regulation 5(3), is set out in Merchant Shipping Notice No. M1345.\nMerchant Shipping Notices are obtainable from the Department of Transport Marine Library, Sunley House, Holborn, London WC1V 6LP or from any Department of Transport Marine Office. The command papers containing ILO Conventions 147 and 134, Cmnd 7163 and Cmnd 4800, are no longer in print, but photocopies of them may be obtained through Her Majesty`s Stationery Office. Copies of ILO Conventions may also be obtained from the UK Office of the ILO, Vincent House, Vincent Square, London SW1P 2NB.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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