# The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Transfer Arrangements) Regulations 1999, Regulation 4: Application


(1) These Regulations apply to:
(a) United Kingdom ships wherever they are, and
(b) other ships while they are within United Kingdom waters,
which fall within the description of ships in paragraph (2) below.
(2) Those descriptions are ships of:
(a) Classes I, II II(A), VII, VII(T), VII(A), VIII, VIII(T), VIII(A), and VIII(A)(T);
(b) Class X where the distance in normal operating conditions, from the water to the point of access to the vessel, exceeds 2.5 metres; and
(c) Classes III to VI(A) inclusive and IX, IX(A), IX(A)(T), XI, and XII, when engaged on a voyage during the course of which a pilot is likely to be employed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/17/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-transfer-arrangements-regulations-1999/regulation-4
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