The Merchant Shipping (Safety Measures for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel and Special Personnel) Regulations 2025

These Regulations implement amendments to the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (“the Convention”) adopted by International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution MSC.521(106) and which came into force on 1st July 2024. The amendments insert new Chapter XV into the Annex to the Convention, which contains safety measures for the carriage of industrial personnel. The Regulations also implement the International Code for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (“the IP Code”), adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.527(106), which is made mandatory by Chapter XV and was given effect on 1st July 2024. The Regulations also implement two further non-mandatory Codes developed in the IMO: the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 1983 (“the SPS Code 1983”) and the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (“the SPS Code 2008”), relating to the carriage of special personnel.