Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 7 : General Manning Levels104. Employment of certificated radio operators on ships other than fishing vessels |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (2), the owner and the master of every ship, other than a fishing vessel, shall ensure that there is employed on the ship the number of appropriately certificated radio operators specified in the applicable item of the following table: |
| (2) |
| (a) | The person designated to perform functions for at-sea electronic maintenance, for purposes of ensuring availability, should either hold a GMDSS First or Second Class Radio Electronic Certificate as specified by the Radio Regulations, or have equivalent at-sea electronic maintenance qualifications, as may be approved by the Authority. |
| (b) | If a ship is fitted with a different type of radio installation than that specified by the Radio Regulations, there shall be employed on the ship at least one radio operator who is appropriately certificated for the type of radio installation fitted on the ship. |
| (c) | If the radio equipment on the ship is being used for general communications, other than distress, urgency or safety communications, such general communications shall not be conducted by the deck officer on watch. |