# The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 5: Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015


In regulation 15 (duration and validity of certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “and a short international voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate” substitute “, a short international voyage Passenger Ship Safety Certificate and a Polar Ship Certificate issued in respect of a passenger ship”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “or HSC Code Safety Certificate for Offshore Service Craft” substitute “, HSC Code Safety Certificate for Offshore Service Craft or Polar Ship Certificate issued in respect of a cargo ship”;
(c) in paragraph (2)(a), after “Passenger Ship Safety Certificate” insert “or a Polar Ship Certificate issued in respect of a passenger ship”;
(d) in paragraph (3)(a), after “Passenger Ship Safety Certificate” insert “or a Polar Ship Certificate issued in respect of a passenger ship”;
(e) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa) after “periodical survey”, insert “or a survey required at the same time as any such survey under regulation 9B(2)(b)”;
(bb) for “9A”, substitute “9B”.
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), after “9A” insert “or a survey required at the same time as any such survey under regulation 9B(2)(b)”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c)—
(aa) after “periodical surveys”, insert “, or a survey required at the same time as any such survey under regulation 9B(2)(b)”;
(bb) for “9A”, substitute “9B”;
(f) in paragraph (6)(b), for “9A” substitute “9B”;
(g) after paragraph (6), insert—
“(7) In this regulation, “1988 Protocol” means the Protocol of 1988 to the SOLAS Convention.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1234/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-polar-code-safety-regulations-2025/schedule/paragraph-5
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