{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-transfer-arrangements-regulations-1999/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-transfer-arrangements-regulations-1999/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/17",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Transfer Arrangements) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-transfer-arrangements-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Pilot transfer arrangements: owners' duties",
  "text": "The owner of a ship shall ensure that–\n(a) the ship is provided with the equipment, and has procedures in place, which comply with the pilot transfer arrangements specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1716 (M+F);\n(b) suitable positions are available on each side of the ship to enable the master to comply with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1716 (M+F); and\n(c) appropriate manuals for pilot transfer arrangements are available on board the ship.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/17/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:11:21.588075+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}