SI 2016/1025

The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016. Comes into force 5th December. These Regulations implement Directive 2014/90/EU on marine equipment.

Part 1 (regulations 1 to 4) contains introductory provisions and a power to designate notified and nominated bodies. Part 2 (regulations 5 to 10) provides for requirements to apply to equipment placed on board a ship and for exemptions from those requirements. Part 3 (regulations 11 to 17) makes provision for EU conformity procedures and related matters. Part 4 (regulations 17 and 18) makes provision for conformity approval of equipment on UK ships to which EU conformity approval procedures do not apply and for related matters. Part 5 (regulations 19 to 22) sets out obligations on manufacturers, importers and distributors. Part 6 (regulations 23 to 28) makes provision for enforcement.

These regulations also amend:

• The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996
• The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997
• The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998
• The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998
• The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998
• The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999
• The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999
• The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999
• The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999
• The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003
• The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004
• The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006
• The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006
• The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008
• The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008.

These regulations revoke:

• The Merchant Shipping (Delegation of Type Approval) Regulations 1996
• The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 1999
• The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2009