The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

    4. 4.Designation of approved and nominated bodies

  3. PART 2 Requirements for Equipment

    1. 5.Requirements for equipment

    2. 6.Exemptions

    3. 7.Exemptions for technical innovation

    4. 8.Exemptions for testing or evaluation

    5. 9.Exemptions in exceptional circumstances

    6. 10.Transfer of a ship

  4. PART 3 United Kingdom Conformity Assessment Procedures

    1. 11.Applications for grant of United Kingdom conformity approval

    2. 12.Grant of United Kingdom conformity approval: obligations of an approved body

    3. 13.Amendments to United Kingdom conformity approval

    4. 14.Declarations of United Kingdom conformity

    5. 15.Affixing the United Kingdom conformity mark

    6. 16.Authorised Representatives

  5. PART 4 Other Conformity Assessment Procedures

    1. 17.Application for grant of conformity approval

    2. 18.Grant of conformity approval: obligations of nominated bodies

  6. PART 5 Obligations of Economic Operators

    1. 19.Application of Part 5

    2. 20.Obligations of a Manufacturer

    3. 21.Obligations of an importer

    4. 22.Obligations of an economic operator

  7. PART 6 Enforcement

    1. 23.Restricting, suspending or withdrawing United Kingdom conformity approval

    2. 24.Sample checks

    3. 25.Defective Equipment

    4. 26.Offences and penalties

    5. 27.Powers to detain

    6. 28.Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships

  8. PART 7 Miscellaneous

    1. 29.Market Surveillance

    2. 30.Review

    3. 31.Amendment of Regulations

    4. 32.Revocations

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Amendment of Regulations

      1. 1.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996

      2. 2.The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

      3. 3.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

      4. 4.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998

      5. 5.The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

      6. 6.The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

      7. 7.The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999

      8. 8.The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999

      9. 9.The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999

      10. 10.The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003

      11. 11.The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004

      12. 12.The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006

      13. 13.The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006

      14. 14.The Legislation and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

      15. 15.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008

      16. 16.The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      United Kingdom Conformity Assessment Procedures

      1. PART 1

        1. 1.United Kingdom Type-Examination (Module B)

        2. 2.United Kingdom type-examination may be carried out in either of...

        3. 3.(1) The manufacturer must lodge an application for United Kingdom-type...

        4. 4.The technical documentation referred to in paragraph 3(2)(c) must—

        5. 5.(1) The approved body must examine the technical documentation and...

        6. 6.The approved body must draw up an evaluation report that...

        7. 7.(1) Where the type meets the requirements of the applicable...

        8. 8.(1) Where the approved type no longer complies with the...

        9. 9.(1) Each approved body must inform the Secretary of State...

        10. 10.A manufacturer must keep a copy of the United Kingdom...

        11. 11.The manufacturer's authorised representative may lodge the application referred to...

      2. PART 2

        1. 12.Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process (Module D)

        2. 13.Manufacturing

        3. 14.Quality system

        4. 15.Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body

        5. 16.United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

        6. 17.Authorised representative

      3. PART 3

        1. 18.Conformity to type based on product quality assurance (Module E)

        2. 19.Manufacturing

        3. 20.Quality system

        4. 21.Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body

        5. 22.United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

        6. 23.Authorised representative

      4. PART 4

        1. 24.Conformity to type based on product verification (Module F)

        2. 25.Manufacturing

        3. 26.Verification

        4. 27.Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every product

        5. 28.Statistical verification of conformity

        6. 29.United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

        7. 30.Authorised representative

      5. PART 5

        1. 31.Conformity based on unit verification (Module G)

        2. 32.Technical documentation

        3. 33.Manufacturing

        4. 34.Verification

        5. 35.United Kingdom conformity marking and declaration of conformity

        6. 36.Authorised representative

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Requirements to be met by Conformity Assessment Bodies in order to become Approved Bodies

      1. 1.In order to be designated as an approved body, a...

      2. 2.A conformity assessment body must be established in the United...

      3. 3.A conformity assessment body must be a third party body...

      4. 4.(1) A conformity assessment body, its top level management and...

      5. 5.A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the...

      6. 6.A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of...

      7. 7.A conformity assessment body and its personnel must carry out...

      8. 8.A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out...

      9. 9.A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—

      10. 10.A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to...

      11. 11.The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment must have—...

      12. 12.A conformity assessment body must be able to demonstrate the...

      13. 13.The remuneration of the top level management and the personnel...

      14. 14.A conformity assessment body must have, and must satisfy the...

      15. 15.A conformity assessment body must ensure that its personnel observe...

      16. 16.Paragraph 15 does not prevent the personnel from providing the...

      17. 17.A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that...

      18. 18.A conformity assessment body must meet the requirements of standard...

      19. 19.A conformity assessment body must ensure that testing laboratories used...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Designation Procedure

      1. 1.Application for designation

      2. 2.Designation procedure

      3. 3.Identification numbers and lists of approved bodies

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      United Kingdom Declaration of Conformity

      1. 1.A United Kingdom declaration of conformity must provide—

  11. Explanatory Note