S.I. No. 394/2025 - European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th August, 2025. | ||
I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Article 10 of the Annex to Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 20161 , and to Article 3 of that Directive, hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. | ||
2. Regulation 5 of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 52 of 2024 ) is amended by substituting for paragraph (13) the following: | ||
“(13) Notwithstanding the revocation of the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1988 ), the Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 551 of 1998 ) and the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 315 of 2023 ), any minimum safe manning document issued to a fishing vessel pursuant to any of those Regulations shall continue in force.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
7 August, 2025. | ||
DARRAGH O’BRIEN, | ||
Minister for Transport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations confirm that, notwithstanding the revocation of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 315 of 2023 ), any safe manning document issued under those regulations continues in force. | ||
