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Draft Legislation: Ship Safety - Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 ("Grandfather Rights”)
21 March 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Transport
At a Glance
Issue Summary
Robert Courts is addressing the introduction of regulations to enhance safety standards for older passenger ships in domestic voyages.
Action Requested
The minister proposes the implementation of new safety standards for older passenger ships, focusing on damage stability and fire protection measures. These measures aim to ensure consistency across all UK passenger vessels and protect public safety. The draft Regulations will be laid before Parliament within 28 days.
Key Facts
- Draft Regulations implement findings from the review conducted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and DPSSG.
- Recommendations include those from Lord Justice Clarke’s Thames Safety Inquiry, published in 2005 Formal Safety Assessment Study of Domestic Passenger Ship Safety, and Marine Accident Investigation Branch.
- The measures target passenger vessels carrying between 13 to 250 persons but affect less than 2-3% of Dunkirk Little Ships (DLS).
- Draft Regulations are due to be laid before Parliament within 28 days as required by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
- The draft Regulations and supporting documents can be found on gov.uk.
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