Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 28th February 1995.

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “employer” means, in relation to any master or seaman, the employer of that master or seaman;

• “fishing vessel” means a vessel for the time being employed in sea fishing, but does not include a vessel used otherwise than for profit;

• “operator”, in relation to a ship, includes the owner, and any demise charterer or manager;

• “passenger ship” means a ship carrying more than 12 passengers;

• “pleasure vessel” means a vessel primarily used for sport or recreation;

• “safety committee” means a safety committee set up pursuant to the Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982^f1.

A reference in these Regulations to a ship is to a sea-going United Kingdom ship, but does not include a reference to a fishing vessel, a pleasure vessel, a sail training vessel having a gross tonnage of less than 80 tons, a lifeboat or a passenger ship of Classes VI or VI(A) within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1984^f2.