Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “fishing vessel” means any fishing vessel registered under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (registration of British ships) or registered as a fishing vessel under the law of another country;

• “general lighthouse authority” means a general lighthouse authority set out under section 193(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

• “light dues” means general light dues within the meaning of section F1205 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

• “load line length” means the greater of the following distances measured at and along the waterline—

  1. (a)

     the distance between the foreside of the stem and the axis of the rudder stock, or

  2. (b)

     the distance measured from the foreside of the stem, being 96 per cent of the distance between that point and the aft side of the stern,

  where the waterline referred to in this definition shall be at 85 per cent of the least moulded depth of the vessel and in the case of a vessel having a rake of keel, the waterline must be parallel to the designed waterline;

• “pleasure vessel” means—

  1. (a)

     any vessel which at the time it is being used is—

     1. (i)

        in the case of a vessel wholly owned by—

        1. (aa)

           an individual or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner, or

        2. (bb)

           a body corporate, used only for sport or pleasure and on which the persons on board are employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends, and

     2. (ii)

        on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner does not receive money for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion, or

  2. (b)

     any vessel wholly owned by or on behalf of a members’ club formed for the purpose of sport or pleasure which, at the time it is being used, is used only for the sport or pleasure of members of that club or their immediate family, and for the use of which any charges levied are paid into club funds and applied for the general use of the club,

• F2“registered length” means the measurement which—

  1. (a)

     is recorded as the registered length in a vessel’s certificate of registry issued under regulation 37 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, in the case of a vessel which is registered in the United Kingdom,

  2. (b)

     is recorded as the registered length in any equivalent certificate issued in the case of a vessel which is registered outside the United Kingdom, or

  3. (c)

     would be recorded as the registered length if the vessel were registered in the United Kingdom, in the case of an unregistered vessel;

where, in the case of any vessel referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), no other payments are made by or on behalf of users of the vessel, other than by the owner; and in this definition “immediate family” means, in relation to an individual, the spouse or civil partner of the individual, and a relative of the individual or the individual’s spouse or civil partner; and “relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant;

• “tonnage” means—

  1. (a)

     the net tonnage of a ship assessed in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969 and entered on its International Tonnage Certificate (1969); or

  2. (b)

     if the International Tonnage Certificate for a ship is not available, and—

     1. (i)

        that ship is registered as a British ship for the purposes of Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the ship’s gross registered tonnage, or

     2. (ii)

        in the case of an unregistered ship or a ship measured only by load line length, the tonnage reckoned in accordance with the Thames Measurement adopted by Lloyd’s Register;

• “year” means any period of 12 months beginning with 1st April.