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Consultation on Merchant Shipping Port State Control Regulations
Consultation on updates to Convention list and revised approach to Port State Control Regulations following the UK’s exit from the EU
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
This is a Consultation on proposed new Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations to revise the existing 2011 Regulations by updating the list of International Conventions in the Regulations. The proposed Regulations will also remove references to EU legislation and introduce wording directly from the Paris MoU to ensure there is no impact on the Port State Control (PSC) regime in the UK.
Documents
Consultation document - Draft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2025application/pdfDraft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulationsapplication/pdfMSN 1832 (M) Amendment 2 The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2025De-Minimis Options Assessmentapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentConsultation Feedback Formapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textConsultation Response Formapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textPort State Control- Consultation Outcome Reportapplication/pdf