Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations:—

• “designated person” means the person described in regulation 6(1) below;

• “Master’s Standing Orders” means instructions issued in writing by the ship’s Master and includes written instructions issued by the ship’s officers under the authority of the Master;

Where a ship is managed by a person other than her owners (whether on behalf of the owner or some other person, or on his own behalf), a reference in these Regulations to the owner shall be construed as a reference to that person.

Reference to classes of ships means ships of those classes within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986^f1.