Regulation 3 Retention of documents

Records and documents relating to the number of passengers and crew on board, and the count of passengers boarding and disembarking shall, if taken on the ship, be placed ashore before departure, or, as the case may be, communicated ashore by a member of the crew or the master before departure and then recorded.

In this paragraph “records and documents” means, in relation to each occasion on which the ship sails, records and documents relating to the operation of the passenger counting system on that occasion.

Any person duly authorised by the Secretary of State shall be furnished with such information relating to the operation of the passenger counting system as he may request including, if he so requests, (for retention by him or otherwise as he may specify) any records or documents under paragraph (1) above which have been retained and such records and documents shall be retained pending any such request for a period of one week or such longer or shorter period (if any) as may be specified in, or approved in accordance with, the Notice.