Merchant Shipping Act

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995. Medical supplies may be obtained from shipping chemists and general retail pharmacies. 

The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is an Act to consolidate the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1994 and other enactments relating to merchant shipping. It is in 13 Parts and covers the registration and operation of British ships and seamen. Part III -Masters and Seamen, contains a section on safety, health and welfare in terms of conditions for crew. Part IV - Safety, contains general guidance on safety and health on ships. The full text of the Act can be found on the HMSO web site at www.hmso.gov.uk/acts. 

The Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act (1997) contains miscellaneous amendments of the Merchant Shipping Act (1995) as well as extension of powers to deal with emergencies at sea, pollution control and marine safety and maritime security. The full text of the Act can also be found on the HMSO web site. 

The following four categories are based on Class IV, V, and Class VI Passenger Ships and determine which waters are not regarded as sea for the purposes of the regulations made under Section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. 

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/54)... 

Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 Minerals Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 Noise at Work Regulations Offshore Safety Aet 1992 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 Petroleum Aet 1987... 

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The Jones Act (46 U.S.C. 688(a)) allows injured sailors receive proper damages from their employers for the negligence of the ship owner, the captain, or fellow members of the crew. The act, which is part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (updated in 2006), is also used to control the use of foreign vessels in US waters. For this reason, in the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon event, there were problems bringing in non-American vessels to help with the clean-up work. 

The Plimsoll mark is named after the British merchant Samuel Plimsoll, at whose instigation Parliament passed an act in 1875 requiring the symbol to be placed on the hulls of cargo ships to indicate the maximum depth for safe loading. 

The Jones Act was an important piece of United States legislation passed in 1920. It supported the American merchant Marine, while also providing additional protections for sailors and ship s... 

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