# The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022, Regulation 13: Safety assessment – operational requirements

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

(1) A nuclear ship must be operated in compliance with the required safety assessment, which—
(a) in the case of a United Kingdom nuclear ship, is the safety assessment referred to in regulation 7 (safety assessment);
(b) in the case of a non-United Kingdom nuclear ship, is the safety assessment required by regulation 7 of Chapter VIII (safety assessment) and containing the matters described in regulation 7(2) of these Regulations.
(2) The safety assessment is subject to each of the following requirements—
(a) it must be kept up to date;
(b) it must be kept on board the nuclear ship;
(c) it must be readily available for examination at all times.
(3) In the case of a United Kingdom ship, for the purposes of keeping the safety assessment up to date in accordance with the requirement in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2), any change to the safety assessment must be approved by the Secretary of State.
(4) Subject to payment of the prescribed fee, the Secretary of State must approve any change to the safety assessment referred to in paragraph (3), if satisfied that the requirements in paragraph (2) of regulation 7 have been met.
(5) The safety assessment must be made available to the Secretary of State at least 12 months before the arrival of a nuclear ship in United Kingdom waters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1169/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-nuclear-ships-regulations-2022/regulation-13
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