Statutory guidance

Regulations for high speed craft

Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for high speed craft.

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Department for Transport
Published
26 April 2022

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Purpose of the instrument

These Regulations implement the latest version of Chapter X of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (鈥渢he Convention鈥�), relating to the safety of high speed craft, including amendments to Chapter X made since 1 January 2014.

Chapter X includes the High Speed Craft Code, 1994 and the High Speed Craft Code, 2000 (鈥渢he HSC Codes鈥�).

These Regulations revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/302) (鈥渢he 2004 Regulations鈥�), and prescribe technical requirements governing the safety of high speed craft; subject to specified exceptions, they apply to all United Kingdom high speed craft and non-United Kingdom high speed craft in United Kingdom waters.

These Regulations also make amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 to enable fees to be charged in connection with certain matters under these Regulations and the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Service Craft) Regulations 2022.

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Published 26 April 2022

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