# The Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996, Regulation 12: Prohibition on proceeding to sea without the appropriate documentation


(1) No United Kingdom high-speed craft shall proceed to sea or otherwise on a voyage unless it has been surveyed and there are in force the following certificates and permits;
(a) (i) in the case of a high-speed craft engaged on international voyages, a High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate; or
(ii) in the case of a high-speed craft not engaged on international voyages, a United Kingdom High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate; and
(b) a Permit to Operate.
(2) No high-speed craft registered in a State to which the 1974 SOLAS Convention applies shall proceed to sea from the United Kingdom on an international voyage unless there are in force such Convention certificates that would be required if the craft was a United Kingdom high-speed craft, and the Permit to Operate contains any operational conditions required by the Marine Safety Agency.
(3) No high-speed craft registered in a State to which the 1974 SOLAS Convention does not apply shall proceed to sea from the United Kingdom on an international voyage unless the craft is in possession of documentation which shows that it has been surveyed, and is in compliance with the High-Speed Craft Code, and meets the requirements of paragraph 1.2.2 to 1.2.11 of the High-Speed Craft Code.
(4) No high-speed craft which is not a United Kingdom craft shall proceed on a voyage which is not an international voyage unless there is in force in relation to it:
(a) a High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate or a United Kingdom High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate, and
(b) a Permit to Operate issued—
(i) by the government of the country in which the craft is registered, which contains all operational conditions requested by the Marine Safety Agency and is approved by the Agency, or
(ii) by the Marine Safety Agency.
(5) Where a certificate of a Permit to Operate is issued subject to conditions, the owner and master shall ensure that all conditions are complied with throughout the voyage.
(6) The master of every high-speed craft shall produce to an officer of customs, from whom a clearance for the craft is demanded for an international voyage, the certificates or documentation referred to in this regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3188/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-high-speed-craft-regulations-1996/regulation-12
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