reg 2 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; “ AL ” means an action level set out in Part 2 or 3 of the Schedule; “direct biophysical effect” means an effect on human body tissue caused by its presence in an electromagnetic field; “electromagnetic field” means a static electric, static magnetic and time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic field with a frequency up to 300 GHz; “ ELV ” means an exposure limit value set out in Part 2 of the Schedule; “employer” means a person by whom a worker is employed on a ship under a contract of employment; “the General Duties Regulations ” means the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 ; “Government ship” has the meaning given in section 308(4) of the Act; “health and safety” includes the occupational health and safety of persons while on board a ship and while boarding or leaving a ship; “health effect” means a direct biophysical effect which is potentially harmful to human health; “indirect effect” means an effect, caused by the presence of an object or a substance in an electromagnetic field, which may present a safety or health hazard; “Merchant Shipping Notice” means a notice described as such and issued by the Secretary of State and any reference to a particular Merchant Shipping Notice includes a reference to a Merchant Shipping Notice amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time; “sensory effect” means a direct biophysical effect involving a transient disturbance in sensory perception or a minor and temporary change in brain function; “ship” includes hovercraft; “United Kingdom ship” means a ship which is— a United Kingdom ship within the meaning of section 85(2) of the Act, a Government ship, or a hovercraft registered under the Hovercraft Act 1968 ; and “worker at particular risk” means— a worker who has declared to his or her employer a condition which may lead to a higher susceptibility to the potential effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields; or a worker who works in close proximity to electro-explosive devices, explosive materials or flammable atmospheres. (2) In these Regulations, a reference to workers is, in relation to an employer, to be treated as a reference to the workers of that employer while they are at work. (3) In the application of these Regulations to a hovercraft, a reference to the master of a ship includes a reference to the captain of that hovercraft.