The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021
These Regulations implement the requirements of Chapter XIV in the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (“the Convention”), which incorporates the safety related requirements for ships in the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (“the Polar Code”). They apply, with certain limited exceptions, to United Kingdom ships certified in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/508) operating in, or intending to operate in, polar waters (regulation 3). They also apply to non-United Kingdom ships with appropriate certification which commence a voyage from, or end a voyage in, a port in the United Kingdom, and as part of that voyage operate in, or intend to operate in, polar waters. Appropriate certification means the ship has been certified in accordance with Chapter I of the Convention or, in the case of a non-Convention ship, in accordance with the requirements of the State whose flag that ship is entitled to fly and which demonstrates compliance with the requirements of Chapter I.