Following the consolidation of all UK merchant shipping legislation into the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, practitioners need now consult only one reference source instead of the 30 or so Acts dating from the Merchant Shipping Act 1894.;This text is an authoritative guide to the implications of this legislation. It guides the reader through this complex Act by examining and commenting on each of its 313 sections in chronological order. The book also includes extensive reference to case law and regulations.