Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 17 Jun 2005

No. S 388

Merchant Shipping Act

(Chapter 179)

Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 47, 100 and 216 of the Merchant Shipping Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2005.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations (Rg 1) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “qualified deck officer”, the following definition:

“ “qualified marine dual vocation officer” means any person who is —

(a)	a qualified deck officer as well as a qualified marine engineer officer; or
(b)	the holder of a certificate set out in regulation 6A;”; and

(b)

by deleting the definition of “safe manning requirements” and substituting the following definition:

“ “safe manning requirements” means —

(a)	the minimum number of deck officers, marine engineer officers and ratings that shall be carried on a ship under regulations 13, 14 and 18, respectively; or
(b)	the number of other persons that shall be carried on a ship under the safe manning document issued by the Director in respect of that ship in compliance with IMO resolutions A.955 (23) and A.890 (23) and any amendment thereto which has come into force;”.

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4 (3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “, or in respect of which a certificate of recognition is valid under regulation 10” in paragraph (b).

New regulation 6A

4. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 6, the following regulation:

“Classes of marine dual vocation officer certificates

6A.—(1) The following classes of marine dual vocation officer certificates of competency are to be issued in accordance with these Regulations:

(a)	Certificate of Competency (Marine Dual Vocation Officer) Class 1 (Management Level Deck and Marine Engineer Officer) — Master and Chief Engineer;
(b)	Certificate of Competency (Marine Dual Vocation Officer) Class 2 (Management Level Deck and Marine Engineer Officer) — Chief Mate and 2nd Engineer;
(c)	Certificate of Competency (Marine Dual Vocation Officer) Class 3A (Management Level Deck and Operational Level Marine Engineer Officer);
(d)	Certificate of Competency (Marine Dual Vocation Officer) Class 3B (Management Level Marine Engineer Officer and Operational Level Deck); and
(e)	Certificate of Competency (Marine Dual Vocation Officer) Class 4 (Deck and Marine Engineer Officer — Operational Level).

(2) The Director shall specify the function, level, capacity and limitations, if any, as appropriate on the certificates set out in paragraph (1).

(3) In lieu of a certificate set out in paragraph (1), the Director may, in his discretion and upon such conditions as he may determine, issue any certificate under regulation 5 or 6 to any person who qualifies as a marine dual vocation officer.”.

Deletion of regulation 10

5. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is deleted.

New regulation 14A

6. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 14, the following regulation:

“Manning by qualified marine dual vocation officers

14A.—(1) For the purposes of complying with the minimum manning requirements in regulations 13 and 14, a qualified marine dual vocation officer may be carried on any ship in place of a qualified deck officer or a qualified marine engineer officer, provided that the qualified marine dual vocation officer is of a class equivalent to the qualified deck officer or qualified marine engineer officer being replaced.

(2) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as reducing the minimum manning requirements under regulations 13 and 14, or permitting the assignment of the combined duties of engine and deck watchkeeping to a single qualified marine dual vocation officer during any particular watch.”.

Amendment of regulation 18

7. Regulation 18 (1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “Resolution A.481(XII) of the IMO and any amendment to the Resolution” and substituting the words “Resolutions A.955(23) and A.890(21) of the IMO and any amendment thereto”.

Made this 9th day of June 2005.

PETER ONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/02.C13.V05/SS; AG/LEG/SL/179/2002/1 Vol. 6]

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