Published on: 14 December 2022
The Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (“Grandfather Rights”) were signed by the Minister on the 7 December and will come into force on 29 December 2022. The two year phase-in period will run from that date, which means that operators will need to bring relevant vessels into compliance by the first survey from 29 December 2024.
In conjunction with the regulations being signed into law the MCA has released the following documents with guidance on the changes:
- MSN 1699 Amendment 3 – The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998. – found here.
- MGN 627 Guidance on changes and available exemptions against requirements introduced by the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2022 – found here.
- MSN 1670 Amendment to Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998: Exemptions – found here.
- MIN 682 Domestic Passenger Vessels: Information on risk assessment to support application for exemption from damage stability requirements – found here.
If you have any queries on this please contact the British Marine Technical team via technical@britishmarine.co.uk
