
2003 No. 2951
MERCHANT SHIPPINGSAFETY
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2003
Made 14th November 2003
Laid before Parliament 19th November 2003
Coming into force 11th December 2003
The Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) and section 86(1) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th December 2003.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998.
Interpretation of principal Regulations
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Application of principal Regulations
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Principal Regulations: Repairs, alterations etc.
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Principal Regulations: Machinery spaces of Category A
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Principal Regulations: Fire detection and alarm systems etc.
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Principal Regulations: Emergency escape breathing devices
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Principal Regulations: Cargo tank purging and/or gas freeing
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Principal Regulations: Gas monitoring systems for tankers and combination carriers
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Principal Regulations: Deep-fat cooking equipment
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Principal Regulations: Operational readiness and maintenance
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Amendment of Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998
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Regulation 1(7)(a)(i) of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998 shall be amended as follows:
(a) after “VII(A)” there shall be inserted “VII(T)”,
(b) after “VIII(A)” there shall be inserted “VIII(T), VIII(A)(T), and
(c) after “IX” there shall be inserted “IX(A)(T)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Transport
14th November 2003