Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999Part 3 : Certification requirementsDivision 4 : Personnel on tankers and ro-ro passenger ships52A. Special requirements for personnel on passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships |
| (1) | This regulation applies to masters, officers, ratings and other personnel serving on passenger ships, other than ro-ro passenger ships, engaged on unlimited voyages. |
| (2) | Prior to being assigned shipboard duties on passenger ships, seafarers referred to in subregulation (1) shall have successfully completed the training required by subregulations (4) to (8), in accordance with their capacity, duties and responsibilities. |
| (3) | Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with subregulations (4), (7) and (8) shall, at intervals not exceeding five years, undertake approved refresher training as specified in the Code. |
| (4) | Masters, officers and other personnel designated on muster lists to assist passengers in emergency situations on passenger ships shall have completed approved training in crowd management, as specified in the Code. |
| (5) | Masters, officers and other personnel assigned specific duties and responsibilities on passenger ships shall have completed approved familiarization training as specified in the Code. |
| (6) | Personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces shall have completed approved passenger ship safety training as specified in the Code. |
| (7) | Masters, chief mates, and every person assigned immediate responsibility for the embarking and disembarking passengers shall have completed approved training in passenger safety, as specified in the Code. |
| (8) | Masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers and any other person having responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency situations on passenger ships shall have completed approved training in crisis management and human behaviour, as specified in the Code. |
| (9) | It shall be the duty of any person providing training referred to in this regulation to issue documentary evidence to every person successfully completing such training. |
| (10) | An appropriate certificate shall be issued to masters and officers who are qualified in accordance with this regulation, or their existing certificate shall be endorsed, and every rating so qualified shall be certificated. |
[Regulation 52A inserted by regulation 21 of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]