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Paragraph 16 Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In regulation 3 (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “the Act”, insert—

  • ““Antarctic Area” has the meaning given to it in regulation 1 of Chapter XIV;”;

(b)

after the definition of “approved training provider”, insert—

  • ““Arctic waters” has the meaning given to it in regulation 1 of Chapter XIV;

  • “cargo ship” means any ship which is not a passenger ship;”;

(c)

after the definition of “certificate of proficiency in training for tanker cargo operations”, insert—

  • ““Chapter XIV” means Chapter XIV in the Annex to SOLAS (safety measures for ships operating in polar waters) and includes the amendments adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.532(107);”;

(d)

after the definition of “IBC Code”, insert—

  • ““ice free waters” means waters in which no ice is present;”;

(e)

after the definition of “IGF Code”, insert—

  • ““IMO” means the International Maritime Organization, which is a special agency of the United Nations responsible for shipping safety and security and the prevention of pollution;”;

(f)

after the definition of “oil tanker”, insert—

  • ““open waters” means a large area of freely navigable water in which sea ice is present in concentrations of less than 10 per cent and no ice of land origin is present;

  • “other waters” means waters other than ice free waters and open waters;”;

(g)

after the definition of “pleasure vessel”, insert—

  • ““polar waters” means Arctic waters and the Antarctic Area;”;

(h)

after the definition of “seagoing”, insert—

  • ““sea ice” means any form of ice found at sea which has originated from the freezing of sea water;”.