S.L. 234.49 чл. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Merchant Shipping

(Accident and Incident Safety Investigation) Regulations.

(2) These regulations adopt the measures contained in Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009, establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and IMO Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident.