Marine Machinery Regulations

3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply in respect of every ship as defined in Part XV of the Act.

(2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of a pleasure yacht or a non-passenger, non-self-propelled ship, except in respect of

• (a) propulsion system boilers on board a pleasure yacht, where the yacht is in excess of five tons gross tonnage; and

• (b) boilers and compressed air receivers on board a non-passenger, non-self-propelled ship carrying a crew where the ship

  • (i) may operate or ply on voyages more than 15 miles from land, or

  • (ii) does not operate or ply on voyages more than 15 miles from land and the boilers or compressed air receivers have an assigned working pressure in excess of 103 kPa.