# The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000, Regulation 7B: Seasonal and short-time period operation


(1) Where the operator of a regular service which operates throughout the year wishes to introduce an additional ro-ro passenger ship to which regulation 7A applies onto that service for a period of less than one year, that operator shall give the Secretary of State at least one month’s notice of the proposed operation of the ship.
(2) Where:
(a) a ro-ro passenger ship to which regulation 7A applies is being introduced onto a regular service which operates throughout the year following unforeseen circumstances and in order to ensure continuity of service, and
(b) that ship has been inspected in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Inspections of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High-Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2023,
that ship need not comply with the requirements of regulation 7A, and notice of the proposed operation of that ship is not required in accordance with paragraph (1) above.
(3) The operator of a regular service which operates seasonally for a period not exceeding six months in an annual period shall give the Secretary of State three month’s notice of the proposed operation of a ro-ro passenger ship to which regulation 7A applies on the service.
(4) Where a regular service which operates seasonally for a period not exceeding six months in an annual period operates under conditions of lower significant wave height than those established for year round operation in Merchant Shipping Notice 1790, the significant wave height value applicable for this shorter time period may be used for determining the height of water on the deck of a ro-ro passenger ship to which regulation 7A applies when applying the stability requirements contained in Article 4 of and Annex I to Directive 2003/25/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2687/regulation/7B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-passenger-ships-on-domestic-voyages-regulations-2000/regulation-7B
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