{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-operations-regulations-1987/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-operations-regulations-1987/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/311",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-operations-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Crew and passengers",
  "text": "(1) Every member of the crew of, and every passenger in or on a submersible craft, subject to the provisions of regulation 2(3) shall—\n(a) obey the orders of the pilot;\n(b) observe all safety precautions; and\n(c) be conversant with emergency procedures.\n(2) Every member of the crew shall unless holding a current medical certificate issued pursuant to the relevant Diving Operations Regulations hold a current medical certificate issued not more than 12 months previously by an approved doctor certifying that he is fit to participate in a submersible operation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/311/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:31:47.806875+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}