Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Section 52 sets out consequential amendments required to other merchant shipping Acts on foot of the new requirements for offshore service vessels. These include a new definition for the SOLAS Convention in the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952 to take account of the amendments made to the convention in respect of the new Chapter XV on the carriage of industrial personnel.

Amendments are also made to the Merchant Shipping Act 1992 to include definitions related to offshore service vessels and to allow for a new class of passenger boat to be assigned for the carriage of fewer than 12 industrial personnel.

The Merchant Shipping Act 2010 is amended to update Chapter X of the SOLAS Convention in respect of high-speed craft to allow for regulations to be made as regards safe manning levels and to update the definition of the Maritime Labour Convention to allow for recent amendments to be included in national legislation.

That concludes the outline of the Bill's provisions. I thank Senators for their consideration of this Bill and I look forward to the discussion. I commend the Bill to the House.