The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to— (a) United Kingdom ships which are operating, or which intend to operate, in polar waters; and (b) non-United Kingdom ships which— (i) commence a voyage from a port in the United Kingdom or end a voyage in a port in the United Kingdom; and (ii) as part of that voyage operate, or intend to operate, in polar waters. (2) These Regulations do not apply to— (a) ships of war and naval auxiliary ships; (b) ships owned or operated by a State and engaged only on governmental non-commercial service; (c) cargo ships of less than 300 gross tonnage; (d) ships not propelled by mechanical means; (e) wooden ships of primitive build; (f) pleasure vessels of less than 300 gross tonnage; (g) fishing vessels of less than 24 metres in length overall; (h) ships solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and the River St Lawrence as far east as a straight line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 63rd meridian. (3) A non-United Kingdom ship flying the flag of a State which is not a Convention country is not subject to these Regulations if it would not have been in a United Kingdom port but for stress of weather or any other circumstances which the master, owner or charterer could not have prevented. (4) Where persons are on board a ship as a consequence of— (a) the circumstances described in paragraph (3); or (b) an obligation laid upon the master to carry shipwrecked or other persons, those persons are not to be taken into account for the purpose of determining the application to that ship of any provision of these Regulations.
4 Application
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to— (a) United Kingdom ships which are operating, or which intend to operate, in polar waters; and (b) non-United Kingdom ships which— (i) commence a voyage from a port in the United Kingdom or end a voyage in a port in the United Kingdom; and (ii) as part of that voyage operate, or intend to operate, in polar waters. (2) These Regulations do not apply to— (a) ships of war and naval auxiliary ships; (b) ships owned or operated by a State and engaged only on governmental non-commercial service; (c) cargo ships of less than 300 gross tonnage; (d) ships not propelled by mechanical means; (e) wooden ships of primitive build; (f) pleasure vessels of less than 300 gross tonnage; (g) fishing vessels of less than 24 metres in length overall; (h) ships solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and the River St Lawrence as far east as a straight line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 63rd meridian. (3) A non-United Kingdom ship flying the flag of a State which is not a Convention country is not subject to these Regulations if it would not have been in a United Kingdom port but for stress of weather or any other circumstances which the master, owner or charterer could not have prevented. (4) Where persons are on board a ship as a consequence of— (a) the circumstances described in paragraph (3); or (b) an obligation laid upon the master to carry shipwrecked or other persons, those persons are not to be taken into account for the purpose of determining the application to that ship of any provision of these Regulations.
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