# The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022, Regulation 14: Permit to operate

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A high speed craft must not proceed or attempt to proceed to sea or on any voyage unless there is a valid Permit to Operate.
(2) The Secretary of State or any person authorised by the Secretary of State may issue a Permit to Operate in accordance with section 1.9 of the High-Speed Craft Code, 1994 or section 1.9 of the High-Speed Craft Code, 2000.
(3) A Permit to Operate which is issued in respect of a passenger craft must specify the maximum number of passengers which that craft is allowed to carry on board.
(4) A Permit to Operate must set out, and be subject to, the operating restrictions identified in accordance with regulation 11.
(5) The owner and master of a passenger craft must ensure that the craft does not carry more than the maximum number of passengers specified in the Permit to Operate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1219/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-high-speed-craft-regulations-2022/regulation-14
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