Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 7 : General Manning Levels106. Employment of certificated ratings 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 in their appropriate capacities the number of appropriately certificated ratings specified in the applicable item of the table below: |
| (2) |
| (a) | Where a combination of ratings qualified as ordinary seafarers and as able seafarers is employed in the deck department, at least half the combined number of ratings so employed shall be qualified as able seafarers. |
| (b) | Where a combination of ratings qualified as ordinary seafarers engine and able seafarer engine is employed in the engine-room department, at least one of the ratings so employed shall be qualified as an able seafarer engine. |
| (c) | On passenger ships the prescribed number of ratings qualified as proficient in survival craft and rescue boats and as proficient in fast rescue boats shall be in addition to the number of ratings qualified as ordinary or able seafarers. |
| (d) | On ships having only life rafts as survival craft there may be employed, instead of the number of ratings qualified as proficient in survival craft and rescue boats, an equal number of ratings qualified as proficient in personal survival techniques only. |
| (e) | Owners and masters shall have due regard to the requirements of regulation 93(4) when determining the appropriate manning. |
| (f) | In respect of a ship engaged solely in port operations, and instead of meeting the requirements specified in the Table above, application may be made to the proper officer at the ship's port of operation for the number of certificated ratings to be determined, with the necessary changes, in accordance with regulation 93(1)(h)(4). |
| (g) | On ships engaged solely in port operations, there may be employed, instead of the number of ratings qualified as able seafarer deck or able seafarer engine, an equal number of ratings holding the qualification as general purpose rating (port operations). |
| (h) | Vessels with propulsion power of less than 350 kW do not require carrying an engine rating in accordance with the Table above. This Regulation does not limit the power of the proper officer under regulation 93(4)93 of these Regulations. |
| (3) | Seagoing ships with voyages longer than 48 hours with a crew complement of more than 10 shall carry on board a qualified cook. |