This Appendix provides an indicative list of the Merchant Shipping Regulations
applicable at the time of publication of this Code. Other regulations may be in
force, and may come into force which will also apply to Small Workboats and Pilot
Boats. The footnotes provide references for further guidance and information. If this
Code is not complied with, the Statutory Instruments dis-applied in Schedule 1 to SI
1998 No. 1609 also apply. Legal advice should be sought for clarification on whether
a Statutory Instrument applies to a particular vessel. It is the responsibility of
the owner/managing agent and Master to ensure that they are complying with the
relevant applicable legislation.
SI 1957 No. 358 The Oil in Navigable Waters (Transfer Records) Regulations 1957, as
amended.
SI 1979 No. 1577 The Merchant Shipping (Returns of Births and Deaths) Regulations
1979, as amended.
SI 1981 No. 569 The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 1981, as
amended.footnote
SI 1987 No. 311 The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations
1987, as amended.footnote
SI 1988 No. 1637 The Merchant Shipping (Means of Access) Regulations 1988, as
amended.footnote
SI 1988 No. 1638 The Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations
1988, as amended.footnote
SI 1988 No. 1641 The Merchant Shipping (Safe Movement on Board Ship) Regulations
1998, as amended.
SI 1995 No. 2498 The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying
Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995, as amended.footnote,
footnote
SI 1996 No. 75 The Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of
Collisions) Regulations 1996, as amended.footnote,
footnote,
footnote
SI 1996 No. 2154 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations
1996, as amended.
SI 1997 No. 1510 The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997, as amended.
SI 1997 No. 2367 The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants)
Regulations 1997, as amended.footnote,
footnote,
footnote,
footnote,
footnote,
footnote
SI 1997 No. 2962 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) Regulations 1997, as amended.footnote,
footnote,
footnote,
footnote
SI 1998 No. 1609 The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboat and Pilot Boat) Regulations
1998, as amended.footnote
SI 2015 No. 1692 The Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices) (Amendment
and Revocation) Regulations 2015, as amended.footnote,
footnote
SI 1998 No. 2411 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) (Employment of young Persons) Regulations 1998, as amended.footnote
SI 1998 No. 2771 The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or
Pleasure) Regulations 1998, as amended.footnote
SI 1998 No. 2857 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Manual Handling
Operations) Regulations 1998, as amended.footnote
SI 1999 No. 336 The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 1999, as
amended.footnote
SI 1999 No. 2205 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective
Equipment) Regulations 1999, as amended.footnote,
footnote
SI 1999 No. 2722 The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support
Systems) Regulations 1999, as amended.footnote,
footnote,
footnote
SI 2000 No. 1850 The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB Registration) Regulations 2000, as
amended.footnote
SI 2000 No. 3216 The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear etc.)
(INF
Code) Regulations 2000, as amended.
SI 2001 No. 3444 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals)
Regulations 2001, as amended.footnote
SI 2002 No. 1587 The Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002,
as amended.footnote,
footnote,footnote
SI 2002 No. 2055 The Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Regulations 2002, as
amended.footnote
SI 2006 No. 2183 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work
Equipment) Regulations 2006, as amended.footnote,
footnote,
footnote
SI 2006 No. 2184 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and
Lifting Equipment) Regulations 2006, as amended. footnote
SI 2007 No. 1776 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception
Facilities) Regulations 2007, as amended.footnote
SI 2007 No. 3075 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Noise at Work)
Regulations 2007, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2007 No. 3077 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Vibration at
Work) Regulations 2007, as amended footnote,
footnote.
SI 2007 No. 3075 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007, as amended footnote.
SI 2008 No. 2924 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships)
Regulations 2008, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2009 No. 2796 The Merchant Shipping (Anti-fouling Systems) Regulations 2009, as
amendedfootnote.
SI 2008 No. 3257 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage
from Ships) Regulations 2008, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2010 No. 323 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work)
(Biological Agents) Regulations 2010, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2010 No. 332 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work)
(Chemical Agents) Regulations 2010, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2010 No. 332 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work)
(Working at Height) Regulations 2010, as amendedfootnote.
SI 2010 No. 737 The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical
Certification) Regulations 2010, as amended.
SI 2010 No. 2984 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010footnote.
SI 2010 No. 2987 The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) (Artificial Optical Radiation) Regulations 2010footnote
SI 2016 No. 1026 - The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at
Work) (Electromagnetic Fields) Regulations 2016footnote
SI 2011 No. 1771 The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations
2011.