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

Regulations

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

Part 6 : General Manning Levels

99. Employment of certificated deck officers on ships other than fishing vessels

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(1)The owner and the master of every ship, other than a fishing vessel or a ship referred to in subregulation (2), shall ensure that there is employed on the ship in their appropriate capacities the number and description of appropriately certificated deck officer specified in the applicable item of the following table:

 

Item

Voyage/

Operation

Gross

Tonnage

(GT)

Capacity of employment

Appropriate minimum certification and number of persons to be employed

Certificate

Number

1.

Port Operations

< 200

Master

Skipper (port operations)

1

Mate

Skipper (port operations) (c)

1

2.

≥ 200 but

< 500

Master

Master (< 1600GT port operations)

1

Mate

Skipper (port operations) (c)

1

3.

≥ 500 but

< 1600

Master

Master (< 1600GT port operations)

1

Mate

Skipper (port operations)

1

4.

≥ 1600

Master

Master (port operations)

1

Mate

Skipper (port operations)

1

5.

Near-coastal

< 200

Master

Master (< 200GT near-coastal)

1

Mate

Coastal skipper ≥9m (a)

1

6.

≥ 200 but

< 500

Master

Master (< 500GT near-coastal

1

Mate

Mate (< 500GT near-coastal) /Master

(< 200GT near-coastal)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Coastal skipper ≥ 9m (a) (b)

1

7.

Unlimited

< 200

Master

Master (< 200GT)

1

Mate

Skipper offshore ≥ 9m (a)

1

8.

≥ 200 but

< 500

Master

Master (< 500GT)

1

Mate

Mate (< 500GT)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Master (< 200GT) /Master (< 200GT

near-coastal)

1

9.

≥ 500 but

< 3000

Master

Master (< 3000GT)

1

Mate

Chief mate (< 3000GT)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer

1

10.

≥ 3000

Master

Master

1

Mate

Chief mate

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer

2

Notes

(a)

Certificate issued in terms of the Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessels Safety) Regulation, 2007, as amended

(b)

Only on voyages of over 36 hours

(c)

Only required where voyages/shifts are over 12 hours

[Regulation 99(1) substituted by regulation 47 of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]

 

(2)The owner and the Master of every ship of 25GT or more that:
(a)is engaged in mining operations within waters under South African jurisdiction; and
(b)so operates at anchor for two-thirds or more of the time spent at sea between port calls, shall ensure that there is employed on the ship in their appropriate capacities the number and description of appropriately certificated deck officers specified in the applicable item of the following table—

 

Item

Gross Tonnage

(GT)

Capacity of employment

Appropriate minimum certification and number of persons to be employed

Certificate

Number

1.

< 200

Master

Master (< 200GT near-coastal) (b)

1

Mate

Coastal skipper ≥ 9m (a) (e)

1

2.

≥ 200 but < 500

Master

Master (< 500GT near-coastal) (b)

1

Mate

Mate (< 500GT near-coastal) (b)

1

3.

≥ 500 but

< 3000

Master

Master (< 3000T ) (b)

1

Mate

Chief mate (< 3000GT) (b)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer (b)

1

4.

≥ 3000

Master

Master (b)

1

Mate

Chief mate (b)

1

Watchkeeping Officer

Deck officer (b)


(a)

Issued in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessels Safety) Regulation, 2007

(b)

For vessels engaged in mining operations, certificates could be endorsed with mining endorsement

(c)

Required only on vessels with voyages extending over 12 hours