Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) Regulations, 2008 · s 2

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)

2.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
2445
"Category A ship" means a seagoing ship with no limitation on length of trips;
"Category B ship" means a seagoing ship making trips of less than 150
nautical miles from the nearest port with adequate medical equipment or a seagoing ship making trips of less than 175 nautical miles from the nearest port with adequate medical equipment and which remain continuously within range of helicopter rescue services;
"Category C ship" means a ship staying not more than 30 nautical miles from shore or a ship with no cabin accommodation other than a wheelhouse;
"crew" means all persons, including the master, employed in any capacity on board a ship;
!!dangerous substances 11 means any chemical substance listed in the following IMO publications -
(a)
the General Index of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code;
(b) the Index of Dangerous Chemicals Carried in Bulk; and
(c)
Chapter XIX of the International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk;
"IMDG Code" means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by IMO and any amendments thereof;
"IMO" means the International Maritime Organisation;

"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered under the
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Chapter 112L and includes a
Government medical officer;
"medical store" includes medicine, medical equipment and antidote;
"MFAG" means the IMO Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents
Involving Dangerous Goods and any amendments thereof, for use in association with the IMDG Code;
"owner", in relation to a ship, means the registered owner of the ship unless the ship has been chartered by bareboat or is managed, either wholly or in part, by a person other than the registered owner under the terms of a management agreement in which case, "owner" includes the bareboat charterer or the person managing the ship, as the case may be;
"pharmacist" means any person -
{a) whose name has been registered in the register of pharmacists maintained in pursuance of section 6 of the Pharmacists Registration Order,
2001 (S 21/01); or
{b) who holds any degree, diploma or licence in pharmacy approved by the Medical Board established by section 13(1) of the Medical
Practitioners and Dentists Act (Chapter 112);
"Ship Captain's Medical Guide 11 means the latest edition of the publication of that name published on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom;
"tugn means a vessel constructed solely for the purpose of, and normally used for, providing external motive power for floating objects or vessels;
"voyage" means a journey from a port to the next port of call of a ship (which may be the same port).
Application.

Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 2In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

445

"Category A ship" means a seagoing ship with no limitation on length of trips;

"Category B ship" means a seagoing ship making trips of less than 150

nautical miles from the nearest port with adequate medical equipment or a seagoing ship making trips of less than 175 nautical miles from the nearest port with adequate medical equipment and which remain continuously within range of helicopter rescue services;

"Category C ship" means a ship staying not more than 30 nautical miles from shore or a ship with no cabin accommodation other than a wheelhouse;

"crew" means all persons, including the master, employed in any capacity on board a ship;

!!dangerous substances 11 means any chemical substance listed in the following IMO publications -

(a)

the General Index of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods

Code;

(b)

the Index of Dangerous Chemicals Carried in Bulk; and

(c)

Chapter XIX of the International Code for the Construction and

Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk;

"IMDG Code" means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by IMO and any amendments thereof;

"IMO" means the International Maritime Organisation;

"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered under the

Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Chapter 112L and includes a

Government medical officer;

"medical store" includes medicine, medical equipment and antidote;

"MFAG" means the IMO Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents

Involving Dangerous Goods and any amendments thereof, for use in association with the IMDG Code;

"owner", in relation to a ship, means the registered owner of the ship unless the ship has been chartered by bareboat or is managed, either wholly or in part, by a person other than the registered owner under the terms of a management agreement in which case, "owner" includes the bareboat charterer or the person managing the ship, as the case may be;

"pharmacist" means any person -

{a) whose name has been registered in the register of pharmacists maintained in pursuance of section 6 of the Pharmacists Registration Order,

2001 (S 21/01); or

{b) who holds any degree, diploma or licence in pharmacy approved by the Medical Board established by section 13(1) of the Medical

Practitioners and Dentists Act (Chapter 112);

"Ship Captain's Medical Guide 11 means the latest edition of the publication of that name published on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom;

"tugn means a vessel constructed solely for the purpose of, and normally used for, providing external motive power for floating objects or vessels;

"voyage" means a journey from a port to the next port of call of a ship (which may be the same port).

Application.