The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/134
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 5th March 2025.

Section 2 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020

(1) The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5 (safety of navigation requirements)—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (c)(iii);

(ii) after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

(ca) regulation 19 in Chapter V , except for paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.1.7 and 2.1.8 (navigational equipment and arrangements), does not apply to—

(i) ships which are not passenger ships and are not sea-going;

(ii) ships of Class V;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

(da) paragraph 2.4 of regulation 19 in Chapter V (automatic identification system) does not apply to ships of Class IV;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (h)—

(aa) for “27”, substitute “26” ;

(bb) at the end of paragraph (ii), omit “and”;

(v) after sub-paragraph (h), insert—

(ha) regulation 27 in Chapter V (nautical charts and nautical publications) does not apply to—

(i) pleasure vessels below 150 gross tons engaged on any voyage;

(ii) ships which are not passenger ships and are not sea-going;

(iii) ships of Class V; and

(b) in paragraph (5)—

(i) after the definition of “Merchant Shipping Notice”, insert—

“ passenger ” means a person other than—

the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; or

a child under one year of age;

“ passenger ship ” means a ship which carries more than 12 passengers;

(ii) at the end of the definition of “sea-going”, insert—

;

ships of Class IV” means passenger ships engaged only on voyages in Category A, B, C or D waters;

“ ships of Class V ” means passenger ships engaged only on voyages in Category A, B or C waters.

Section 3 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018

(1) The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.

(2) In the table in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995), under heading H (radio and navigational equipment), in respect of the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020, in the third column for “None”, substitute—

2022/1219

2025/134