The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2003
These Regulations implement requirements of Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (“the SOLAS Convention”) as amended by its Protocol of 1988 and by Resolution MSC.99(73) of December 2000 of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation, and make other amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1012) (“the Large Ships Regulations”) and the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1011) (“the Small Ships Regulations”).