1984 Ed.] Merchant Shipping (Tankers-Officers and Ratings) Regulations
(a) have completed periods of shipboard service totalling at least 1 year during the previous 5 years in the same type of tanker in the deck or engine department as appropriate as part of the regular crew complement and in a capacity related to the loading, discharging or handling of the cargo; or
(b) have satisfactorily completed a fire-fighting course approved by the Director and-
(i) a period of 2 months' supervised shipboard service in the same type of tanker; or
(ii) a tanker familiarization course approved by the Director relating to the same type of tanker, together with 14 days' supervised shipboard service in a tanker of that type; or
(iii) periods of familiarization and instruction consisting of not less than 4 loading or discharging operations on board tankers, (including at least one loading and one discharging operation on board a tanker of the same type) together with 14 days' supervised shipboard service in a tanker of that type:
Provided that-
(a) the shipboard service described in sub-paragraph (a) shall only qualify an officer or rating if performed within 2 years of the commencement of these regulations;
(b) the period of supervised shipboard service required under sub-paragraph (b)(i) shall be reduced to 1 month in respect of any officer or rating who has completed the shipboard service described in sub-paragraph (a) in a tanker of another type;
(c) during any period of supervised shipboard service required under sub-paragraph (b)(i), (ii) or (iii) there shall not be more than one deck officer and one engineer officer engaged in such service as part of the regular crew complement on that tanker.
(2) An officer or rating who satisfactorily completes the service requirements described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) in respect of any type of tanker, shall be given a written statement to that effect signed by the master of the tanker or the employer. The Director may cause an appropriate entry to be made in the discharge book of any officer or rating who obtains such a statement.
(3) The Director, if satisfied upon evidence which appears to him to be sufficient that an officer or rating has successfully completed a course described in paragraph (1)(b) or a period of familiarization and instruction described in paragraph (1)(b)(iii) may cause an appropriate entry to be made in the discharge book of the officer or rating.
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