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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Shipping (Manning and Certification) Regulations – Section 111 (Statutory Instrument 93/2020)

Statutory Instrument 93/2020 .. in force 15 June 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PRELIMINARY

1.Citation
2.Interpretation
3.Application and non-application

PART 1
TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT

4.Board of Examiners
5.Functions of Board of Examiners
6.Training and assessment
7.Training and assessment with an institution
8.Qualification of instructor, supervisor and assessor
9.In-service training
10.In-service assessment of competence
11.Training of hovercraft personnel
12.General performance standard for simulator used in training
13.General performance standard for simulator used in assessment of competence
14.Radar simulation
15.Automatic radar plotting aid simulation
16.Simulator training objective
17.Training procedure
18.Assessment procedure
19.On-board training
20.Assessment on safety of ship, crew, cargo and protection of the marine environment
21.Special training
22.Training and qualification of master, officer and rating on tanker
23.Training and qualification of master, officer, rating and other personnel on board ro-ro passenger ship
24.Training and qualification of master, officer, rating and other personnel on board passenger ship other than ro-ro passenger ship
25.Basic training
26.Familiarization, basic safety training and instruction for seafarer
27.Training in advanced firefighting
28.Medical first aid and medical care
29.Type rating training for high speed craft

PART 2
CERTIFICATION

Division 1
Master and deck department

30.Certification of officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of 500 GT or more
31.Certification of master and chief mate on a ship of 500 GT or more
32.Certification of master and chief mate on a seagoing ship of between 500 GT and 3,000 GT
33.Certification of officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of less than 500 GT
34.Certification of rating forming part of a navigational watch

Division 2
Engine Department

35.Certification of officer in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or a designated duty engineer in a periodically unmanned engine-room
36.Certification of chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3,000 kW propulsion power or more
37.Certification of chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750kW and 3,000 kW propulsion power
38.Certification of rating forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room
39.Certificate of proficiency in survival craft, rescue boat and fast rescue boat

Division 3
Radio communication and radio personnel

40.Certificate of global maritime distress and safety system for radio personnel

Division 4
High speed Craft

41.Certificate of competence for high speed craft
42.Type rating certificate
43.Deck rating certificate

Division 5
General

44.Grant or refusal of certificate
45.Issue of certificate
46.Endorsement
47.Revalidation of certificate
48.Recognition of certificate
49.Dispensation
50.Register

PART 3
MANNING

51.Responsibility of company, master and others for manning
52.Safe manning certificate
53.Keeping of safe manning certificate on board
54.Change in circumstances
55.Manning of survival craft and supervision of high speed craft

PART 4
WATCHKEEPING

56.Fitness for duty
57.Watchkeeping arrangement and principles to be observed

Division 1
Voyage or route Planning

58.General requirements for voyage or route planning
59.Planning prior to each voyage
60.Verification and display of planned route
61.Deviation from planned route

Division 2
Watchkeeping at Sea

62.Principles applying to watchkeeping generally
63.Protection of marine environment

Division 3
Navigational watch

64.Principles to be observed in keeping a navigational watch
65.Look-out
66.Navigational watch arrangement
67.Taking over the navigational watch
68.Performing the navigational watch

Division 4
Watchkeeping under different conditions and in different areas

69.Clear weather
70.Restricted visibility
71.Hours of darkness
72.Coastal and congested waters
73.Navigation with pilot on board
74.Ship at anchor

Division 5
Engineering watch

75.Engineering watch
76.Engineering watch arrangement
77.Taking over the engineering watch
78.Performing the engineering watch

Division 6
Engineering watchkeeping under different conditions and in different areas

79.Restricted visibility with different conditions and areas
80.Coastal and congested waters with different conditions and areas
81.Ship at anchor with different conditions and areas

Division 7
Principles to be observed in keeping a radio watch

82.General provision for radio watch
83.Watch arrangement for radio watch
84.Performing the radio watch

Division 8
Watchkeeping in port – General Principles applying to all watchkeeping

85.General provisions for watchkeeping in port
86.Watch arrangement in port
87.Handing over the deck or engineering watch
88.Taking over the deck-watch
89.Taking over the engineering watch in port
90.Performing the deck watch in port
91.Performing the engineering watch in port

Division 9
Watchkeeping in port on ship carrying harzardous cargo

92.Watchkeeping in port on ship carrying hazardous cargo

PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS

93.Objectives and quality standards
94.Responsibility of a company for compliance with these Regulations
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3

Commencement [15 June 2020]