# The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980 and amend the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986. They give effect in relation to United Kingdom Ships of Classes I, II, II(A) and Classes VII to IX(A)(T) inclusive, XI and XII and other ships of such Classes and Convention size and type to the relevant provisions in Chapter III in the 1983 and 1988 Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974.
The principal amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980 as amended are requirements for the provision of:—
(1) survival craft EPIRBs (emergency position-indicating radio beacons);
(2) satellite EPIRBs (emergency position-indicating radio beacons);
(3) waterproofed two-way radiotelephone sets;
(4) radar transponders;
(5) lifejacket lights;
(6) immersion suits;
(7) thermal protective aids;
(8) retro-reflective material; and
(9) additional liferaft capacity on certain types of cargo ships.
The requirements for retro-reflective material also apply to ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VIA.
The principal amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986 are reqirements for the provision of:—
(1) satellite EPIRBs (emergency position-indicating radio beacons); and
(2) radar transponders.
Merchant Shipping Notices are obtainable from the Department of Transport Marine Library, Sunley House, High Holborn, London WC1V 6LP and from any Department of Transport Marine Office.
International Maritime Organization documents referred to in the Regulations can be obtained from the International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Enbankment, London SE1 7SR.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1300/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-life-saving-appliances-amendment-regulations-1991/note
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