The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992
These Regulations apply from 31st October 1992 to a new United Kingdom passenger ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VI(A) constructed after that date and to existing United Kingdom passenger ships of these Classes as indicated in regulation 1(1) and they revise the carriage requirements for life-saving appliances of these passenger ships. They revoke the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980 to the extent that they apply to new United Kingdom Class III, IV, V, VI and VI(A) passenger ships. This revocation will also apply to “existing” ships of the above Classes that is ships built or constructed before the 31st October 1992.