Section 262
of Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations, 2003
Section 262
(1)
This Chapter applies to high speed craft constructed on or after 1st. January, 1996, as follows-
(a)
passenger craft which do not proceed in the course of their voyage more than 4 hours at operational speed from a place of refuge when fully laden; and
(b)
cargo craft of 500 tons and upwards which do not proceed in the course of their voyage more than 8 hours at operational speed from a place of refuge when fully laden.
(2)
Any craft, irrespective of the date of construction, which undergoes repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting related thereto shall continue to comply with at least the requirements previously applicable to the craft. Such a craft, if constructed before 1st. July, 2002, shall, as a rule, comply with the requirements for a craft constructed on or after that date to at least the same extent as it did before undergoing such repairs, alterations, modifications or outfitting. Repairs, alterations and modifications of a major character, and outfitting related thereto, shall meet the requirements for a craft constructed on or after 1st. July, 2002 in so far as the Director deems reasonable and practicable.
Requirements for high speed craft.