BPA welcomes ship definition review

Jet Skis are not currently defined as ‘ships’ and are therefore exempt from some laws Photo: Royal Navy

The British Ports Association has welcomed a proposal to close a legal ‘definition of a ship’ loophole which presently means that personal watercraft are outside the scope of some laws.

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