Paragraph 4

In the Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996^f1, in regulation 4, for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:

“(2)

In complying with paragraph (1) above–

(a)

United Kingdom high-speed craft shall, in so far as it relates to construction or maintenance relating to hull, machinery, electrical installations and control installations, comply with the approved standards listed in Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1672 relevant to them; and

(b)

United Kingdom high-speed craft and other high-speed craft operating on a scheduled service from any port in the United Kingdom to any port in another member State, or vice versa, or operating on a voyage which is not an international voyage shall, in so far as it relates to equipment to which the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999 applies, comply with the requirements of those Regulations.”.