auditmeans a systematic and independent examination to determine whether a safety management system is suitable to meet the objectives set out in the Safety Management Code for Domestic Passenger Ships, and, so far as the system is being operated, that the system is being implemented effectively;
authorised personmeans a surveyor of ships or person authorised by the Secretary of State to carry out audits and inspections for the purpose of these Regulations;
Category A, B, C or D watersmeans the waters specified as such in Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1758(M), and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificatemeans a certificate issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in accordance with these Regulations, and “valid Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate” means such a certificate which has not expired, or ceased to be valid in accordance with regulation 6(3) (or which having so ceased to be valid has subsequently been endorsed as valid in accordance with regulation 6(4)), and which is not suspended in accordance with regulation 9(3);
favourable weathermeans fine, clear settled weather with a sea state such as to cause only moderate rolling and/or pitching;
Maritime and Coastguard Agencymeans the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions;
Merchant Shipping Noticemeans a Notice described as such and issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and includes a reference to any such document amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time;
passengermeans any person carried in a ship except— (a) a person employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship on the business of the ship, (b) a person on board the ship either in pursuance of the obligation laid upon the master to carry shipwrecked, distressed or other persons, or by reasons of any circumstances that neither the master nor the company could have prevented, and (c) a child under one year of age;
passenger certificatemeans a certificate issued pursuant to regulation 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 • “passenger ship” means a ship carrying more than 12 passengers and propelled by electricity or other mechanical power;
passenger shipmeans a ship carrying more than 12 passengers and propelled by electricity or other mechanical power;
restricted periodmeans a period falling wholly within the following limits;
Safety Management Code for Domestic Passenger Shipsmeans the Safety Management Code for Small Vessels set out in Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1754(M);
safety management systemmeans a structured and documented system enabling the company’s personnel effectively to implement the company’s safety and environmental protection policy;
valid Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificatemeans such a certificate which has not expired, or ceased to be valid in accordance with regulation 6(3) (or which having so ceased to be valid has subsequently been endorsed as valid in accordance with regulation 6(4)), and which is not suspended in accordance with regulation 9(3);