The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026
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(1) These Regulations apply to a ship and its crew calling at a port or anchorage in the United Kingdom to engage in a ship/port interface. (2) These Regulations do not apply to— (a) a British ship, (b) a government ship, (c) a fishing vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea, (d) a warship, (e) a naval auxiliary, (f) a wooden ship of primitive build, (g) a foreign government ship, used for non-commercial purposes, (h) a pleasure vessel. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation do not apply to regulation 22. (4) In this regulation— “pleasure vessel” means— any vessel which at the time it is being used is— in the case of a vessel wholly owned by— an individual or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner; or a body corporate, used only for sport or pleasure and on which the persons on board are employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends; and on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner does not receive money for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion; or any vessel wholly owned by or on behalf of a members’ club formed for the purpose of sport or pleasure which, at the time it is being used, is used only for the sport or pleasure of members of that club or their immediate family, and for the use of which any charges levied are paid into club funds and applied for the general use of the club, where, in the case of any vessel referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), no other payments are made by or on behalf of users of the vessel, other than by the owner; and in this definition “immediate family” means, in relation to an individual, the spouse or civil partner of the individual, and a relative of the individual or the individual’s spouse or civil partner; and “relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant; “ship/port interface” means the interactions that occur when a ship is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons or goods or the provision of port services to or from the ship.
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(1) These Regulations apply to a ship and its crew calling at a port or anchorage in the United Kingdom to engage in a ship/port interface. (2) These Regulations do not apply to— (a) a British ship, (b) a government ship, (c) a fishing vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea, (d) a warship, (e) a naval auxiliary, (f) a wooden ship of primitive build, (g) a foreign government ship, used for non-commercial purposes, (h) a pleasure vessel. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation do not apply to regulation 22. (4) In this regulation— “pleasure vessel” means— any vessel which at the time it is being used is— in the case of a vessel wholly owned by— an individual or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner; or a body corporate, used only for sport or pleasure and on which the persons on board are employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends; and on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner does not receive money for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion; or any vessel wholly owned by or on behalf of a members’ club formed for the purpose of sport or pleasure which, at the time it is being used, is used only for the sport or pleasure of members of that club or their immediate family, and for the use of which any charges levied are paid into club funds and applied for the general use of the club, where, in the case of any vessel referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), no other payments are made by or on behalf of users of the vessel, other than by the owner; and in this definition “immediate family” means, in relation to an individual, the spouse or civil partner of the individual, and a relative of the individual or the individual’s spouse or civil partner; and “relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant; “ship/port interface” means the interactions that occur when a ship is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons or goods or the provision of port services to or from the ship.
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