# The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 19: Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022


In regulation 61 (responsibilities of companies, masters and others), after paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) omit “and”;
(b) insert—
“(ba) the conditions specified in regulation 16C(1) (seafarers on a ship operating or intending to operate in polar waters – replacement with other persons) are complied with when a person replaces a seafarer under that regulation; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1234/schedule/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-polar-code-safety-regulations-2025/schedule/paragraph-19
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