Statutory guidance

Revised safety standards for older passenger ships

Draft regulations to amend merchant shipping regulations to align the safety standards of older UK domestic passenger vessels with modern passenger ships.

From:
Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
21 March 2022

Documents

Notification to Parliament: The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

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Draft statutory instrument: The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

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Draft explanatory memorandum: The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

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Amendments to merchant shipping regulations: safety standards – impact assessment

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Details

The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 update the technical requirements applicable to older UK domestic passenger vessels to bring their safety standards into line with modern passenger ships.

These revisions broadly cover the following crucial safety areas:

  • damage stability (survivability)
  • lifesaving equipment
  • fire detection
  • fixed firefighting
  • powered pumps
  • bilge alarms

These requirements are intended to be applied retrospectively to the domestic passenger fleet.

Published 21 March 2022