Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter III : Live-Saving Appliances, etc.

Part B — Passenger Ships Only

Regulation 32 : Certificated lifeboatmen

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(a)	In passenger ships there shall be, for every lifeboat carried in order to comply with this Chapter, a number of lifeboatmen at least equal to that specified in the following table:

Prescribed complement of lifeboat	The minimum number of certificated lifeboatmen shall be
Less than 41 persons	2
From 41 to 61 persons	3
From 62 to 85 persons	4
Above 85 persons	5

(b)	The allocation of the certificated lifeboatmen to each lifeboat remains within the discretion of the master.

(c)

Certificates of efficiency shall be issued under the authority of the Administration. In order to obtain such a certificate an applicant shall prove that he has been trained in all the operations connected with launching lifeboats and other lifesaving appliances and in the use of oars and propelling gear; that he is acquainted with the practical handling of lifeboats and of other lifesaving equipment, and further, that he is capable of understanding and answering the orders relative to all kinds of lifesaving appliances.