# The Merchant Shipping (Operations Book) Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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;
(2) 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.
(3) Reference to classes of ships means ships of those classes within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1716/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-operations-book-regulations-1988/regulation-2
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