Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1983 (Amendment) Rules, 1993.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1983 (Amendment) Rules, 1993, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1994.
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paragraphs: The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1983 ( S.I. No. 302 of 1983 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for Rule 1 (3) of the following Rules:—
"(3) These Rules apply in relation to:—
( a ) all existing ships registered in the State and other existing ships while they are within the State or the territorial waters thereof;
( b ) new ships of classes III, IV, V and VI registered in the State and other such ships while they are within the State or the territorial waters thereof;
Provided that these Rules shall not apply to:
(i) a ship by reason of her being within a port in the State if she would not have been in any such port but for stress of weather or any other circumstances that neither the master nor the owner nor the character (if any) could have prevented;
(ii) pleasure craft which are not passenger ships and are of less than 13.7 metres in length;
(iii) fishing vessels;
( c ) in this Rule:—
(i) "new ship" means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar state of construction on or after 1 July, 1986; and "similar stage of construction" means the stage at which
( a ) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and
( b ) assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per cent. of the estimated mass of all structural material whichever is the less".
(ii) "existing ship" means a ship other than a new ship.".
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paragraphs: The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules, 1983 ( S.I. No. 302 of 1983 ) are hereby amended as follows:—
(1) In Rule 1:
( a ) In paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following definitions for the definition of "Certificated lifeboatman";
""Certificated person" means a member of the crew who holds either
( a ) a Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft under the Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Proficiency in Survival Craft) Regulations, 1984, ( S.I. No. 191 of 1984 ), or such certificate issued by or under the authority of any Government outside the State which is recognised by the Minister as being Equivalent to a certificate issued under those Regulations;
or
( b ) a Certificate of Efficiency as Lifeboatman issued before 19th October, 1984, by or under the authority of the Minister or such certificate issued before 19th October, 1984 by or under the Authority of any Government outside the State which is recognised by the Minister as being the equivalent of such a certificate issued by or under the Authority of the Minister;";
( b ) in paragraph (2) for the definition of "pleasure craft" there shall be substituted the following:
""Pleasure craft" means a vessel (other than a passenger ship and ship engaged in trade) primarily used for sport or recreation;";
( c ) in paragraph (2) for the definition of "tons" there shall be substituted the following:
""Tons" means gross tons and a reference to tons: