Regulation 6
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1
(1)Particulars of vessel
Name of vessel
Port or intended port of registry
Year of build
Place of build
Construction material
Name of builder
Overall or approximate overall length
Engine make and model
Engine power (horsepower or kilowatts)
Particulars of applicant
The name(s) and address(es) of the applicant(s)
PART II
Details of previous registry
Previous name of vessel
Previous port letters and number (if any)
Registered length
If previously registered under Part I of the 1894 Act:
the official number and port of registry thereunder.
If previously registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988:
the RSS number
Particulars of any undischarged registered mortgage, including—
name of mortgagee
date of mortgage
If previously foreign registered:
country of registration
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE 2
PART I
PART II
Regulation 18
SCHEDULE 3PORTS OF REGISTRY
ENGLAND AND WALES
Table A
| (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ports of Registry | Port Letters | Ports of Registry | Port Letters |
| Aberystwyth | AB | London | LO |
| Barnstaple | BE | Lowestoft | LT |
| Barrow | BW | Maldon | MN |
| Beaumaris | BS | Manchester | MR |
| Berwick-on-Tweed | BK | Maryport | MT |
| Bideford | BD | Middlesbrough | MH |
| Blyth | BH | Milford Haven | M |
| Boston | BN | Newcastle | NE |
| Bridgwater | BR | Newhaven | NN |
| Bristol | BL | Newport, Gwent | NT |
| Brixham | BM | Padstow | PW |
| Caernarvon | CO | Penzance | PZ |
| Cardiff | CF | Plymouth | PH |
| Cardigan | CA | Poole | PE |
| Carlisle | CL | Portsmouth | P |
| Chester | CH | Port Talbot | PT |
| Colchester | CK | Preston | PN |
| Cowes | CS | Ramsgate | R |
| Dartmouth | DH | Rochester | RR |
| Dover | DR | Runcorn | RN |
| Exeter | E | Rye | RX |
| Falmouth | FH | St. Ives | SS |
| Faversham | F | Salcombe | SE |
| Fleetwood | FD | Scarborough | SH |
| Folkestone | FE | Scilly | SC |
| Fowey | FY | Shields, North | SN |
| Gloucester | GR | Shields, South | SSS |
| Goole | GE | Shoreham | SM |
| Great Yarmouth | YH | Southampton | SU |
| Grimsby | GY | Stockton | ST |
| Hartlepool | HL | Sunderland | SD |
| Harwich | HH | Swansea | SA |
| Hull | H | Teignmouth | TH |
| Ipswich | IH | Truro | TO |
| King’s Lynn | LN | Weymouth | WH |
| Lancaster | LR | Whitby | WY |
| Littlehampton | LI | Whitehaven | WA |
| Liverpool | LL | Wisbech | WI |
| Llanelly | LA | Workington | WO |
SCOTLAND
Table B
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Ports of Registry | Port Letters |
| Aberdeen | A |
| Alloa | AA |
| Arbroath | AH |
| Ardrossan | AD |
| Ayr | AR |
| Ballantrae | BA |
| Banff | BF |
| Borrowstoness | BO |
| Broadford | BRD |
| Buckie | BCK |
| Burntisland | BU |
| Campbeltown | CN |
| Castlebay, Barra | CY |
| Dumfries | DS |
| Dundee | DE |
| Fraserburgh | FR |
| Glasgow | GW |
| Grangemouth | GH |
| Granton | GN |
| Greenock | GK |
| Inverness | INS |
| Irvine | IE |
| Kirkcaldy | KY |
| Kirkwall | K |
| Leith | LH |
| Lerwick | LK |
| Methil | ML |
| Montrose | ME |
| Oban | OB |
| Peterhead | PD |
| Rothesay | RO |
| Stornoway | SY |
| Stranraer | SR |
| Tarbert, Loch Fyne | TT |
| Troon | TN |
| Ullapool | UL |
| Wick | WK |
| Wigtown | WN |
NORTHERN IRELAND
Table C
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Ports of Registry | Port Letters |
| Belfast | B |
| Coleraine | CE |
| Londonderry | LY |
| Newry | N |
Regulation 19
SCHEDULE 4
Marking
(1) The name of the boat and the port of registry shall be painted in a colour contrasting with the colour of the ground on which they are painted, outside the stern of the boat in letters which shall be not less than 8 centimetres in height and 1.5 centimetres in breadth.
(2) The Port Letters and Number of the vessel shall be painted or displayed on both sides of the bow and on each quarter, as high above the water as is possible so as to be clearly visible from the sea and the air, in a colour contrasting with the colour of the ground on which they are painted.
(3) As from the 1st January 1990 the contrasting colours referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be white and black.
(4) For vessels not over 17 metres in length, the height of the Port Letters and Number shall be at least 25 centimetres with a line thickness of at least 4 centimetres. For vessels over 17 metres in length the height of the letters and numbes shall be at least 45 centimetres, with a line thickness of at least 6 centimetres.
(5) The Port Letters and Number shall in addition be painted or displayed on the wheel house top or on some other prominent horizontal surface.
Carving
(6) The RSS number shall be carved into the main beam of the vessel or otherwise marked or fixed thereon in such a way it cannot readily be effaced.
Regulation 24
SCHEDULE 5Particulars to be recorded on a Certificate of Registry
1. Name of vessel
2. Port letters and Numbers
3. RSS number
4. Registered length
5. Overall length
6. Breadth
7. Depth
8. Nett Tonnage
9. Gross Tonnage (if any)
10. Engine make and model
11. Engine power
12. Year of build
13. Place of build
14. Name and address or, in the case of a company, name and registered office, of owner(s)
15. Type of registration (full or simple)
16. Date Certificate issued Date of expiry of Certificate
Regulation 60
SCHEDULE 6Provision of Part I of Merchant Shipping Act 1894 applied to fishing vessels
Section 6 modified to read as follows:
6. Tonnage measurement
Every fishing vessel shall before registration under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 be surveyed and her tonnage ascertained in accordance with the tonnage regulations applicable to it under the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1988, and the person ascertaining the tonnage shall grant a certificate specifying the vessel’s tonnage and such other particulars descriptive of the identity of the vessel as may for the time being be required by the Secretary of State, and such certificate shall be delivered to the Secretary of State before registration.
Section 28(1) modified to read as follows:
Where the property in a fishing vessel registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 or a share thereunder is transmitted by any lawful means other than by bill of sale to a person who is not a qualified person or a qualified company within the meaning of section 14 of that Act, and as a result the vessel is no longer eligible to be registered under the said Part II then—
(a)if the port of registry of the vessel is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, the High Court, or
(b)if the port of registry of the vessel is in Scotland, the Court of Session,
may, on application by or on behalf of that person, order a sale of the property so transmitted and direct that the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the expenses of the sale, shall be paid to that person or otherwise as the court may direct.
Section 28(2) to (4) unmodified.
Section 58, with the modification that after the words “ship or share in a ship” there shall be added the words: “(including any fishing vessel or share in a fishing vessel registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988)”.