The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”). The 2006 Regulations, including the provisions amended by these Regulations, implement the United Kingdom’s obligations under Council Directive 89/655/EEC (OJ L393, 30.12.89, p 13) as amended by Council Directive 95/63/EC (OJ L335, 30.12.95, p 28) concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). They provide that the requirement in regulation 11(2), that the ship’s lifting equipment is not used unless it has been suitably tested by a competent person within the preceding five years, does not apply to accessories for lifting as defined in regulation 2(1) of the 2006 Regulations.