Statutory guidance

Regulations for bulk carrier safety

Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for bulk carriers.

Documents

Notification to Parliament: The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022

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Draft statutory instrument: The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022

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Draft explanatory memorandum: The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022

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Details

These draft regulations implement safety requirements for bulk carriers in Chapter XII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

This includes:

  • requirements for bulk carriers of double-side skin construction constructed on or after 1 July 2006
  • damage stability and structural strength requirements
  • standards for owner’s inspection and maintenance of bulk carrier hatch covers
  • standards and criteria for side structures of bulk carriers of single-side skin construction
Published 21 March 2022