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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013

Part 6 : General Manning Levels

100. Employment of certificated deck officers on fishing vessels

 

The owner and the Master of every fishing vessel shall ensure that there is employed on the vessel in their appropriate capacities the number and description of appropriately certificated deck officers specified in the applicable item of the following table:

 

Item

Area of Operation

Size of Vessel

Capacity of employment

Appropriate minimum certification and number of persons to be employed

Certificate

Number

(1)

Limited waters

≥ 25GT but

< 24 m

Master

Skipper fishing (< 24m Limited waters)

1

Mate

Coastal skipper ≥ 9m (a) or Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

1

(2)

≥ 24m

Master

Skipper fishing (≥ 24m Limited waters)

1

Mate

Deck officer fishing (≥ 24m)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

1

(3)

≥ 3000GT

Master

Skipper fishing (≥ 24m Limited waters)

1

Mate

Skipper fishing (< 24m Limited waters))

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

2

(4)

Unlimited Waters

≥ 25GT but

< 24m

Master

Skipper fishing (< 24m Unlimited waters)

1

Mate

Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Offshore skipper ≥ 9m (a)

 

(5)

≥ 24m but

< 3000GT

Master

Skipper fishing (≥ 24m Limited waters)

1

Mate

Skipper fishing (< 24m Limited waters)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

 

(6)

≥ 3000GT

Master

Skipper fishing (≥ 24m Unlimited waters)

1

Mate

Skipper fishing (< 24m Unlimited waters)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer fishing (< 24m)

1

(a)

Certificate issued in terms of the MS (National Small Vessels Safety) Regulation, 2007

 

[Regulation 100 substituted by regulation 48 of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]