Section 12

Every ship to which these Regulations apply shall carry such number of qualified officers as required under the minimum manning scales as shown in the

Annex.

All qualified officers are required to keep available on board the ship on which they are serving any certificate in its original form, as required by the

Convention.

For the purposes of these Regulations, an officer is qualified if he is the holder of a relevant certificate of competency issued under these Regulations or a certificate which is treated as equivalent to that certificate according to regulation 18.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a radio officer is qualified if he is certified in accordance with the SOLAS Convention and the Constitution and

Convention of the International Telecommunication Union.

In addition to qualifications required by sub-regulation (3), special training requirements for officers or any other persons are applicable to the following types of ships -

{a)

oil tankers, chemical tankers and liquefied gas tankers;

{bj ro-ro passenger ships;

{c)

passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships, and the minimum requirements for training and qualification are as specified in rule 6 of the Examination and Certification Rules in the Second Schedule.

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{6}

Masters and officers qualified under paragraph fa} of sub-regulation (5)

shall present their certificate of competency to the examiner, and obtain an endorsement, upon payment of the prescribed fee, for service on oil tanker, chemical tanker or liquefied gas tanker, as appropriate.

Classes of deck officer certificates.