# The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020


(1) The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 5 (safety of navigation requirements)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) omit sub-paragraph (c)(iii);
(ii) after sub-paragraph (c), insert—
“(ca) regulation 19 in Chapter V, except for paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.1.7 and 2.1.8 (navigational equipment and arrangements), does not apply to—
(i) ships which are not passenger ships and are not sea-going;
(ii) ships of Class V;”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (d), insert—
“(da) paragraph 2.4 of regulation 19 in Chapter V (automatic identification system) does not apply to ships of Class IV;”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (h)—
(aa) for “27”, substitute “26”;
(bb) at the end of paragraph (ii), omit “and”;
(v) after sub-paragraph (h), insert—
“(ha) regulation 27 in Chapter V (nautical charts and nautical publications) does not apply to—
(i) pleasure vessels below 150 gross tons engaged on any voyage;
(ii) ships which are not passenger ships and are not sea-going;
(iii) ships of Class V; and”;
(b) in paragraph (5)—
(i) after the definition of “Merchant Shipping Notice”, insert—
““passenger” means a person other than—
(a) the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; or
(b) a child under one year of age;
“passenger ship” means a ship which carries more than 12 passengers;”;
(ii) at the end of the definition of “sea-going”, insert—
“;
ships of Class IV” means passenger ships engaged only on voyages in Category A, B, C or D waters;
“ships of Class V” means passenger ships engaged only on voyages in Category A, B or C waters.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/134/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-of-navigation-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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