Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) 1823, the "Safety Code for Passenger Ships operating Solely on UK Categorised Waters" was introduced in April 2010, as a statutory code for new passenger ships (those built from April 2010) operating on UK inland waterways.This notification concerns Edition 2 of the Code which provides updated requirements for new passenger ships carrying more than 12 passengers and operating solely in UK categorised waters (UK inland waterways).

MSN 1823 (M) Edition 2 THE INLAND WATERS PASSENGER SHIP CODE (Safety Code for Passenger Ships Operating Solely in UK Categorised Waters, Edition 2).

MSN 1823 (Edition 2) will continue to provide principle information on the design, construction and operation of applicable passenger ships in one consolidated document. The amendments will:- Increase safety requirements for certain high risk situations, including: improved fire protection; emergency lighting; and, lights for lifejackets, and- Reduce requirements for low risk operations, for example: more proportionate stability requirements; increasing the number of passengers permitted, with more flexible seating arrangements; relaxing liferaft requirements; and more pragmatic requirements for navigational equipment and oil fuels.It will apply to new build ships and any existing ships not previously certificated as a passenger ship. The amendments will not apply retrospectively.