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Number 14 of 2010
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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 2010
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title and collective citation.
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2. Definitions.
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3. Expenses.
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4. Offence by body corporate and summary proceedings.
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5. Laying of orders, regulations and rules before Houses of Oireachtas.
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PART 2
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Construction, Radio, Navigation and Tracking and Bulk Carrier Rules and Categorisation of Vessels
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6. Definitions — Act of 1952.
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7. Construction rules.
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8. Radiocommunications rules.
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9. Navigation and tracking rules.
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10. Exemption of certain ships from certain provisions of Act of 1952.
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11. Increase of fines, etc. (Act of 1952).
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12. Cargo ship construction and survey rules.
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13. Cargo ship safety certificate.
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14. Bulk carrier rules.
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15. Categorisation of vessels under safety regulations.
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PART 3
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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS
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Chapter 1
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Chemical Tanker Rules
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16. Definitions (Chapter 1).
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17. Application (Chapter 1).
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18. Chemical tanker rules.
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19. Certification and endorsement (Chapter 1).
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20. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 1).
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21. Compliance (Chapter 1).
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22. Transfer of ship (Chapter 1).
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23. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 1).
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24. Offences (Chapter 1).
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Chapter 2
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Liquefied Gas Carriage Rules
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25. Definitions (Chapter 2).
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26. Application (Chapter 2).
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27. Liquefied gas carriage rules.
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28. Certification and endorsement (Chapter 2).
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29. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 2).
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30. Compliance (Chapter 2).
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31. Transfer of ship (Chapter 2).
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32. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 2).
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33. Offences (Chapter 2).
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Chapter 3
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Nuclear Carriage Rules
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34. Definitions (Chapter 3).
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35. Application (Chapter 3).
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36. Nuclear carriage rules.
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37. Certification.
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38. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 3).
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39. Compliance (Chapter 3).
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40. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 3).
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41. Offences (Chapter 3).
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Chapter 4
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High-Speed Craft
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42. Definitions (Chapter 4).
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43. Application (Chapter 4).
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44. High-speed craft rules.
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45. Certification and endorsement of high-speed craft (Chapter 4).
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46. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 4).
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47. Compliance (Chapter 4).
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48. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 4).
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49. Offences (Chapter 4).
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Chapter 5
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Tendering Operations Regulations
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50. Definitions (Chapter 5).
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51. Application (Chapter 5).
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52. Tendering operations regulations.
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53. Issue of permit to tender.
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54. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 5).
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55. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 5).
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56. Offences (Chapter 5).
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Chapter 6
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Safe Manning Regulations
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57. Definitions (Chapter 6).
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58. Application (Chapter 6).
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59. Safe manning regulations.
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60. Safe manning document.
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61. Duties of owners and masters (Chapter 6).
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62. Powers of surveyors (Chapter 6).
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63. Offences (Chapter 6).
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Chapter 7
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Unsafe ships
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64. Application (Chapter 7).
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65. Detention.
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66. Notice of detention.
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PART 4
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Access for Persons with Reduced Mobility to Passenger Vessels
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67. Definitions (Part 4).
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68. Regulations.
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69. Codes of practice.
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70. Use of codes of practice in criminal proceedings.
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71. Authorised persons.
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72. Powers of authorised persons.
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73. Fixed payment notice (Part 4).
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Part 5
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Raising of Sunken Vessels
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74. Definitions (Part 5).
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75. Power to raise sunken vessel.
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76. Disposal of a raised vessel.
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77. Costs.
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78. Immunities from claims.
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79. Obstruction.
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80. Notification to receiver of wreck.
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81. Foreign vessels raised under Part 5.
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PART 6
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Safety Measures
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82. Rules for life-saving appliances and arrangements.
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83. Approval of service stations.
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84. Fire protection rules.
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85. Entry into log-book of boat-drill, etc.
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86. Prohibition on proceeding to sea on international voyage without approved signalling lamp or device.
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PART 7
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Maritime Labour Convention 2006
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87. Maritime Labour Convention 2006.
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PART 8
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Miscellaneous
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88. Prohibition on obstruction of surveyor of ships.
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89. Application to Circuit Court — compliance order and appeals.
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90. Fees — Certificates and inspections under Act and surveys under Act of 1952.
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91. Fees — Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act 1979.
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92. Confirmation of acts of Marine Casualty Investigation Board.
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93. Medical fitness of pilots and repeal.
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Acts Referred to
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Disability Act 2005
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2005, No. 14
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Employment Equality Act 1998
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1998, No. 21
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Harbours Act 1996
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1996, No. 11
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Maritime Safety Act 2005
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2005, No. 11
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Mercantile Marine Act 1955
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1955, No. 29
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Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act 1979
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1979, No. 37
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Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000
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2000, No. 14
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Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998
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1998, No. 20
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Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952
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1952, No. 29
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Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act 1993
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1993, No. 34
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Merchant Shipping Act 1894
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1894, c. 60
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Merchant Shipping Act 1906
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1906, c. 48
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Merchant Shipping Act 1966
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1966, No. 20
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Merchant Shipping Act 1981
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1981, No. 33
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Merchant Shipping Act 1992
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1992, No. 2
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Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2000
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Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2005
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Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005
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2005, No. 9
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Number 14 of 2010
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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 2010
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AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO GIVING FURTHER EFFECT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA SIGNED IN LONDON ON 1 NOVEMBER 1974 AND ITS PROTOCOLS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO PASSENGER VESSELS FOR PERSONS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY, TO ENABLE SUNKEN VESSELS TO BE RAISED, TO GIVE THE FORCE OF LAW TO THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION 2006 ADOPTED AT GENEVA ON 23 FEBRUARY 2006, TO AMEND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS 1894 TO 2005 AND TO AMEND AND EXTEND PART IV OF THE HARBOURS ACT 1996 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
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[3rd July, 2010]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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