# The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Application

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) These Regulations shall apply to:
(a) a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from a port in the United Kingdom or a port of an EEA State on a regular service which is an international voyage, and
(b) a non-United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship operating to or from a port in the United Kingdom on a regular service which is an international voyage.
(2) In addition, regulations 5(3), 6(4) and (5) and 7 to 10 of these Regulations shall apply to:
(a) a United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft operating on a regular scheduled service which is an international voyage to or from a port in a State which is party to the Stockholm Agreement,
(b) a non-United Kingdom ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft operating on a regular scheduled service which is an international voyage to or from a port in the United Kingdom, and
(c) a ro-ro passenger ship, including a ro-ro passenger ship which is a high speed craft, which is operating in the United Kingdom on a regular scheduled service which is not an international voyage, in the course of which the ship or craft is more than 15 miles from a place of refuge or more than 5 miles from the line of the coast, where shipwrecked persons can land, corresponding to the medium tide height.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2884/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ro-ro-passenger-ships-stability-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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