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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-high-speed-craft-regulations-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3188",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-high-speed-craft-regulations-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations give effect to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, made mandatory by Chapter X of the Annex to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 1974. Chapter X was adopted by resolution MSC.36(63) of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 20th May 1994.\n2 The Regulations require high speed craft, constructed after 1st January 1996 (and falling within with regulation 3(1)(b) to (e)) to be constructed, equipped, maintained and operated in accordance with the Code (regulation 4(1)).\n3 Provisions are made for surveys (regulation 5), and for the issue of High-Speed Craft Safety Certificates and Permits to Operate (regulations 6 to 11).\n4 The Regulations also require compliance with certain rules of classification societies, thus implementing in part Article 14 of Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards of ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (regulation 4(2)).\n5 The Regulations amend a number of other merchant shipping regulations so that they cease to apply to high-speed craft (regulation 17).\n6 A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Marine Safety Agency, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG. A copy has been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament.\n7 Merchant Shipping Notices are obtainable from Eros Marketing Support Services Ltd, Unit B, Imber Court Trading Estate, Orchard Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BN (Telephone number 0181 957 5028).\n8 The High-Speed Craft Code (Sales No. IMO-187E) and the 1974 SOLAS Convention are obtainable from the International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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