What UK Merchant Shipping Act 1995 -- Ship Registration, Safety Standards, and Marine Pollution Liability requires
The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (MSA 1995) is the principal UK statute governing merchant shipping, ship registration, maritime safety, and liability for oil pollution. Part II establishes the UK Ship Register with four sub-registers (the SSR, simple, full, and bareboat charter registers). Section 85 makes it an offence to send or take an unseaworthy ship to sea. Part V implements the right and duty of salvage. Section 224 and Schedule 11 implement the Civil Liability Convention 1992 (CLC 1992) and International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund conventions for oil tanker spills. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is the UK competent authority for port state control and flag state enforcement. The International Safety Management (ISM) Code is implemented through SI 1998/1561. The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) is implemented through the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1613). The ISPS Code for maritime security applies under SI 2004/1495. Post-Brexit, the UK operates independently of EU maritime law but maintains alignment with IMO conventions.
Pillar: Maritime & Shipping · Authority: Parliament of the United Kingdom · Version: 2024.1.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/contents
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- {"title":"Merchant Shipping (ISM Code) Regulations 1998 -- SI 1998/1561","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1561/contents","section":"Regulation 3 (ISM Code application to passenger ships and cargo ships above 500 GT); Regulation 5 (DOC and SMC requirement); Regulation 7 (offences)","type":"implementing_regulation"}
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