The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/782 |
- “the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
- “appropriate certificate” means a certificate issued and endorsed in accordance with the provisions of Part 2 and entitling the lawful holder to serve in the capacity and perform the functions involved—
- (a) at the level of responsibility specified,
- (b) on a ship of the type, tonnage or power and means of propulsion indicated, and
- (c) while engaged on the particular type of voyage concerned;
- “approved” (and “approved” in the STCW Convention so far as given effect by these Regulations) means approved by the Secretary of State;
- “certificate of competency” meansF34, except in regulation 33A, an appropriate certificate issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 6 (other than a certificate of equivalent competency) ;
- “certificate of equivalent competency” means an endorsement in the form of a separate document entitled “certificate of equivalent competency” issued by the Secretary of State in accordance with F35regulation 32, 33 or 33A to a master, officer or radio operator who holds an appropriate certificate issued by or under the authority of another Party to the STCW Convention;
- “certificate of proficiency” means a certificate, other than a certificate of competency or a certificate of equivalent competency, issued to a seafarer, stating that the relevant requirements of training, competencies or seagoing service under the STCW Convention have been met;
- “a certificate of proficiency in training for tanker cargo operations” means a certificate of proficiency issued in accordance with the provisions of STCW Regulations V/1-1 and V/1-2 in basic or advanced training for—
- (a) oil tanker cargo operations,
- (b) chemical tanker cargo operations, or
- (c) liquefied gas tanker cargo operations;
- “chemical tanker” means a ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the IBC Code;
- “chief engineer officer” means the senior engineer officer responsible for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of the ship;
- “chief mate” means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master;
- “company” in relation to a ship, means the owner of the ship or any other person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the owner and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed on the company by the STCW Regulations;
- “constructed” in relation to a craft means where the keel is laid or a similar stage of construction; and “similar stage of construction” means a stage at which—
- (a) construction identifiable with a specific craft begins; and
- (b) assembly of that craft has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is the less;
- “the Directive” means Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast) ;
- “documentary evidence” means documentation, other than a certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency, used to establish that the relevant requirements of the STCW Convention have been met;
- “electro technical officer” means an officer designated as such and qualified in accordance with the provisions of Regulation III/6 of the STCW Convention;
- “electro technical rating” means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of Regulation III/7 of the STCW Convention;
- “engineer officer” means an officer qualified in accordance with the provisions of Regulations III/1, III/2 or III/3 of the STCW Convention;
- “fast rescue boat” means a rescue boat complying with the requirements of Part 10 of Schedule 2 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1676(M) ;
- “fishing vessel” means a vessel used for catching fish or other living resources of the sea;
- “GMDSS” means the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System;
- “GMDSS radio operator” means a person who is qualified in accordance with the provisions of Regulations IV/1 and IV/2 of the STCW Convention;
- “GT” means gross tonnage as determined under the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 ;
- “high speed craft” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004 ;
- “High Speed Craft Code” means the International Code of Safety for High Speed Craft 2000 ;
- “IBC Code” means the 2007 Edition of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk published by the International Maritime Organization ;
- “IGC Code” means the 1993...
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