Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage

1:30 pm

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 13:

In page 44, between lines 38 and 39 to insert the following:
“(e) in section 82—
(i) in subsection (2)—
(I) by the substitution of “Rules for life-saving appliances may provide” for “Without prejudice to subsection (1) may provide”,

(II) in paragraph (o), by the substitution of “fire,” for “fire, and”,

(III) in paragraph (p), by the substitution of “fire,” for “fire.”, and

(IV) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (p):
“(q)the survey of vessels for compliance with rules for life-saving appliances including the extent, manner and intervals of such surveys, and

(r) the inspection of vessels to ensure continued compliance with rules for life-saving appliances.”, and
(ii) in subsection (9)—
(I) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “board, survey and inspect” for “board and inspect”, and

(II) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “a survey or inspection” for “an inspection”,
(f) in section 84—
(i) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
“(1) The Minister may make rules (‘fire protection rules’) prescribing requirements for—
(a) fire protection in respect of the hull, superstructure, deck ,equipment and machinery, arrangement, escapes and detection and extinction equipment,

(b) the survey of vessels for compliance with fire protection rules, including the extent, manner and intervals of such surveys, and

(c) the inspection of vessels to ensure continued compliance with fire protection rules.”,
(ii) in subsection (10), by the substitution of “board, survey and inspect” for “board and inspect”, and

(iii) in subsection (12), by the substitution of “a survey or inspection” for “an inspection”,”.