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

Regulations

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

Part 6 : General Manning Levels

104. Employment of certificated ratings on ships other than fishing vessels

 

The owner and the Master of every ship other than a fishing vessel shall ensure that there is employed on the ship in their appropriate capacities the number and description of appropriately certificated ratings specified in the applicable item of the table below:

 

Item

Type of ship

Voyage/

operations

Minimum certification and number to be employed

Ordinary seafarer deck / Able seafarer deck

Ordinary seafarer engine / Able seafarer engine

SCRB / PST (a)

Efficient Cook

1

Passenger

Unlimited

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period plus one

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

One for every survival craft

1

2

Near-

coastal

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

One for every survival craft

(1) only required if voyages are over 48 hours

3

Port Operations

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period, a minimum of two

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

One for every survival craft

-

4

Other

Unlimited

≥ 3000GT

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period plus one

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

-

1

5

< 3000GT

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

-

1

6

< 500GT

Sufficient to man each 4 hour watch in a 12 hour period

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

-

1

7

≥ 25GT but < 100GT

2 Ordinary seafarer deck

1 Ordinary seafarer engine

 

-

8

Near-

coastal

< 500GT

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period with a rating

 

1

9

≥ 25GT but < 100GT

1 Ordinary seafarer deck

1 Ordinary Seafarer deck

 

 

10

Port

Operations

< 500GT

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period

Able seafarer engine

 

 

11

≥ 500GT

Sufficient to man each 6 hour watch in a 12 hour period plus one

Able seafarer engine

 

 
(a) PST Certificate only applicable to near-coastal and port operations service for appropriate survival craft.

 

Provided that:

(a) where a combination of ratings qualified as ordinary seafarers and as able seafarers is employed in the deck department, at least half the combined number of ratings so employed shall be qualified as able seafarers;
(b) where a combination of ratings qualified as ordinary seafarers engine and able seafarer engine is employed in the engine-room department, at least one of the ratings so employed shall be qualified as an able seafarer engine;
(c) on passenger ships the prescribed number of ratings qualified as proficient in survival craft and rescue boats and as proficient in fast rescue boats shall be in addition to the number of ratings qualified as ordinary or able seafarers;

[Regulation 104(c) of the proviso substituted by regulation 51(a) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]

(d) on ships having only life rafts as survival craft there may be employed, instead of the number of ratings qualified as proficient in survival craft and rescue boats, an equal number of ratings qualified as proficient in personal survival techniques only;
(e) owners and masters (bearing in mind that the table above specifies minimum requirements only) shall have regard to the requirements of regulation 91(4) when determining the appropriate manning;

[Regulation 104(e)of the proviso substituted by regulation 51(b) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]

(f) in respect of a ship engaged solely in port operations, and instead of meeting the requirements specified in the table above, application may be made to the proper officer at the ship's port of operation for the number of certificated ratings to be determined, with the necessary changes, in accordance with regulation 91(4);

[Regulation 104(f) of the proviso substituted by regulation 51(b) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]

(g) on ships engaged solely in port operations, there may be employed, instead of the number of ratings qualified as able seafarer deck or able seafarer engine, an equal number of ratings holding the qualification as general purpose rating (port operations);
(h) Vessels with propulsion power of less than 350kW do not require carrying an engine rating under this table. This regulation does not limit the power of the proper officer under regulation 91(4) of these regulations.