In section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (manning requirements) after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Standards of competence or other conditions prescribed or specified by the Secretary of State under subsection (1)(b) may be expressed by reference to other documents.
(4B)A reference to a document in reliance on subsection (4A) may include a reference to amendments of the document which are—
(a)made after the conditions are prescribed or specified, and
(b)approved for the purposes of the regulations by the Secretary of State.”
(1)In section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (powers of harbour and conservancy authorities in relation to wrecks) in subsection (2)(b) for “light or buoy” substitute “mark the location of”.
(2)After subsection (3) of that section insert—
“(3A)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) a location may be marked by—
(a)buoys, lights or other physical devices;
(b)the transmission of information about the location.”