Registration, construction and operation of submarines are
regulated by the following United Kingdom Statutory Instruments:
SI No.940 The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Submersible
Craft) Regulations 1976, as amended.
SI No.1098 The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction
and Survey) Regulations 1981.
SI No.311 The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations)
Regulations 1987.