The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/3145
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 2nd January 2009.

Section 2 Amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995

Regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995 is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after “or more” insert “having a length of less than 45 metres”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “having a length of less than 45 metres”;

(b) in paragraph (10)(a)—

(i) omit “in relation to a recreational craft,”, and

(ii) for “the craft”, at each place where it occurs, substitute “the vessel, ship or craft”.

Section 3 Amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004

The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 4(2)(c) after “fishing vessels” add “having a length of less than 45 metres”;

(b) in regulation 4(2)(d) after “traditional ships” add “having a length of less than 45 metres”;

(c) in regulation 4(6)—

(i) omit “, in relation to a recreational craft,”, and

(ii) for “the craft”, at each place where it occurs, substitute “the vessel, ship or craft”;

(d) in regulation 5(6) for “by the quickest means possible” substitute “and whenever practicable the notification by the port authority shall be made electronically”; and

(e) at the end of regulation 16(2)(c) add “or”.