The Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001

Accident investigation

15.—(1) The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1999(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) Regulation 6 shall be amended by the insertion after paragraph (7) of the following paragraphs:

“(8) Where an investigation conducted under these Regulations involves a ro-ro ferry or high speed passenger craft to which Council Directive 1999/35/EC on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferries and high-speed passenger craft services applies(2), the Chief Inspector shall enable a substantially interested State which is a Member State of the European Communities or an EEA State to participate or co-operate in the investigation.

(9) In paragraph 8 above:

(a) “ro-ro ferry” and “high-speed passenger craft” have the meanings given to them by Council Directive 1999/35/EC,

(b) “substantially interested State” has the meaning given by the Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents adopted by the International Maritime Organisation by means of Assembly Resolution A.849(20) of 27th November 1997, and

(c) “EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993.”.

(3) Regulation 10(8) shall be amended by the insertion at the end of sub-paragraph (b) of the following sub-paragraph:

“(bb) where regulation 6(8) applies to the investigation, the European Commission;”.

(1)

S.I. 1999/2567.

(2)

O.J. L 138/1, 1.6.1999, p. 1.