Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013Part 3 : Certification RequirementsDivision 6 : Personnel on Tankers and Passenger Ships76. Special requirements for personnel on passenger ships |
| (1) | This regulation applies to masters, officers, ratings and other personnel serving on passenger ships engaged on near coastal or unlimited voyages. Ships of Class IIA, V and Class VI passenger ships, within the classes of regulation 4 of the Life Saving Equipment Regulations, 1968, shall comply with subregulation (4) and (5) in accordance with their level of responsibility. |
| (2) | Prior to being assigned shipboard duties on passenger ships, seafarers referred to in subregulation (1) shall have successfully completed training required by subregulations (4) to (7) in accordance with their capacity, duties and responsibilities and shall be issued with documentary evidence attesting the successful completion of training. |
| (3) | Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with subregulations (4), (6) and (7) shall, at intervals not exceeding five years demonstrate continued professional competence by serving in the appropriate capacity for at least 12 months in the preceding five years or complete approved (refresher) training and meet the standards of competence specified in the Code. |
[Regulation 76(3) substituted by regulation 42 of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]
| (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 and meet the standard of competence specified in the Code. |
| (5) | Personnel providing direct service to passenger in passenger spaces shall have completed approved training in passenger ship safety and meet the standard of competence specified in the Code. |
| (6) | Masters, chief mates, chief engineers, second engineer officers and every 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 and meet the standard of competence specified in the Code. |
| (7) | Masters, chief mates, chief engineers, second engineer officers and every person assigned immediate responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers, loading , discharging or securing cargo, or closing hull operations on passenger ships shall have completed approved training in passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity and meet the standard of competence specified in the Code. |