1981 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Certification of Officers) Regulations
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A 13
14. There shall be no contravention of regulation 13 where, by reason of illness, absence or other unforeseeable happening, a ship proceeds to sea, other than on a voyage within river trade limits, manned by 1 less than the required number of deck officers, or 1 less than the required number of engineer officers or less than the required number of officers in both departments:
Provided that this section shall not apply unless-
(a) all reasonable steps are taken to man the ship as required by these regulations; and
(b) the proper officer is notified of the facts before the ship proceeds and such notification is entered in the ship's log; and
(c) the Master is satisfied it is safe to proceed and enters a certificate to that effect in the ship's log; and
(d) the ship does not continue to be so undermanned for a period exceeding 28 days.
[Subsidiary] Proceeding to sea with less than the required number of deck officers.
Additional requirements in respect of certain ships.
15. (1) The Director may make rules prescribing any additional requirements as to the number of officers and the qualifications of such officers when they are manning particular ships, particular classes of ships or ships carrying particular cargoes or particular classes of cargoes.
(2) The Director may publish the rules made under paragraph (1) in such manner as he thinks fit and shall, on payment of the appropriate fee, provide a copy of the rules to any person.
PART VIII
WATCHKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
16. (1) An officer shall not man a station in a ship unless he holds a certificate of a class appropriate to the station:
Provided that if
(a) an officer dies or is incapacitated while the ship is at sea; or
(b) a ship proceeds to sea in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 14,
and there is no other officer who holds a certificate of a class appropriate to the station, the officer first mentioned may man that station for a period not exceeding 28 days.
(2) The master of a ship shall not permit any officer to man a station except as permitted by paragraph (1).
(3) The owner of a ship shall not permit any officer to man a station except as permitted by paragraph (1).
Officers to act only in a capacity for which certificated.