Application
3
1
Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to—
a
United Kingdom ships which are cargo ships of less than 500 gross tons and which are 24 metres or more in length, wherever they may be; and
b
non-United Kingdom cargo ships of less than 500 gross tons and which are 24 metres or more in length, while they are within United Kingdom waters.
2
These Regulations do not apply to—
a
non-United Kingdom cargo ships exercising the right of—
i
innocent passage; or
ii
transit passage through straits used for international navigation; and
b
any naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government, non-commercial service.
3
In this regulation—
- “gross tons” means the gross tonnage of a ship determined in accordance with the Schedule (Gross Tonnage);
- “length” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998 .
S.I. 1998/2241. The definition of “length” was substituted by S.I. 2000/1335.
Reg. 3 in force at 30.6.2021, see reg. 1(1)