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RYA reports Reporting Regulations success
01 Jun 2005
The reporting requirements on owners of smaller craft has now reverted to the legal position prior to the 2004 regulations. Once again, craft under 15m are excluded from reporting incidents or accidents.
After the RYA commenced its legal challenge, the MCA amended the 2004 Regulations with the Merchant Shipping (Amendments to Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2005.
Without the Amending Regulations it would now be a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to £5,000, if skippers of recreational craft did not comply with strict reporting requirements.
"The RYA originally objected to the Reporting Regulations in November 2004. Since then, through our consultations with the MCA and more recently through our legal action, we have worked tirelessly to raise the concerns of recreational boaters and protect their interests, " said Rod Carr, RYA CEO. "We are now happy with the regulations."
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