Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders) Rules, 1967.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders) Rules, 1967.
(2) These Rules shall come into operation on the 14th day of May, 1967.
(3) Part V of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving and Fire Appliances) Rules, 1953 ( S.I. No. 341 of 1953 ), is hereby revoked.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Rules.
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paragraphs: In these Rules " the Minister " means the Minister for Transport and Power.
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paragraphs: (1) These Rules apply to ships registered in the State and to any other ship while in any port in the State, unless the ship would not have been in the port but for stress of weather or any other circumstance that neither the master, the owner nor the charterer (if any) of the ship could have prevented or forestalled.
(2) For the purposes of these Rules ships to which these Rules apply shall be arranged in the following classes: —
(a) Class I—Passenger ships engaged on voyages (not being short international voyages) any of which are long international voyages,
(b) Class II—Passenger ships engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages,
(c) Class II (A)—Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a certificate entitled " Passenger Certificate Class II (A) " being a certificate for ships engaged on voyages of any kind other than international voyages,
(d) Class III—Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a certificate entitled " Passenger Certificate Class III " being a certificate for ships engaged only on voyages in the course of which they are at no time more than 70 miles by sea from their point of departure and not more than 18 miles from the coast of the State, and which are at sea only in fine weather and during restricted periods,
(e) Class IV—Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a certificate entitled " Passenger Certificate Class IV " being a certificate for ships engaged only on voyages in partially smooth waters, or in smooth and partially smooth waters,
(f) Class V—Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a certificate entitled " Passenger Certificate Class V " being a certificate for ships engaged only on voyages in smooth waters,
(g) Class VI—Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a certificate entitled " Passenger Certificate Class VI " being a certificate for ships engaged only on voyages, with not more than 250 passengers on board, to sea, in smooth or in partially smooth waters, in all cases in fine weather and during restricted periods, in the course of which the ships are at no time more than 15 miles, exclusive of any smooth waters, from their point of departure nor more than 3 miles from land,
(h) Class VII—Ships other than ships of Classes I, VII (A), X, XI and XII and other ships engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages,
(i) Class VII (A)—Ships engaged in the whaling industry or employed as fish processing or canning factory ships, and steamers engaged in the carriage of persons employed in the whaling, fish processing or canning industries,
(j) Class VIII—Ships other than ships of Classes II, IX, X, XI and XII and other ships engaged on voyages (not being long international voyages) any of which are short international voyages,
(k) Class VIII (A)—Ships other than ships of Classes II (A) to VI, IX, IX (A), X, XI and XII and other ships engaged only on voyages which are not international voyages,
(l) Class IX—Tugs and tenders other than ships of Classes II, II (A), III and VI which proceed to sea but are not engaged on long international voyages,
(m) Class IX (A)—Ships other than ships of Classes IV to VI and other ships which do not proceed to sea,
(n) Class X—Fishing boats other than ships of Classes I to VI,
(o) Class XI—Sailing ships other than fishing boats and ships of Class XII which proceed to sea,
(p) Class XII—Pleasure yachts other than ships of Classes I to VI of 45 feet in length or over.
(3) In this Rule—
" long international voyage " means an international voyage which is not a short international voyage within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952 (No. 29 of 1952);