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[接上页] TABLE A Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Sea-going ships Deck Officer Marine Engineer Officer Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 1. Any passenger ships 1 1 2 2. Ships, other than passenger ships, of 1600 GRT or more 1 1 2 3. Ships, other than passenger ships, of under 1600 GRT 1 1 1 4. Any ships of 3000 kilowatts registered power or more 1 1 2 5. Any ships of 350 kilowatts or more but under 3000 kilowatts registered power 1* 3* A service endorsement is required. (23 of 1998 s. 2) TABLE B Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Coastal-going ships Deck Officer Marine Engineer Officer Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 1. Any passenger ships 1 1 1 2. Any passenger ships- (a) of 3000 kilowatts or more 1 1 2 (b) of under 3000 kilowatts registered power 1 1 1 (2) Deck Officers manning a high-speed craft which is a passenger craft, or a cargo craft of 500 GRT or more, shall, in addition to holding the appropriate certificates of competency, satisfy such conditions as to training or otherwise as the Authority specifies. (3) A high-speed craft which is a passenger craft, or a cargo craft of 500 GRT or more, shall, when operating between sunset and sunrise, be manned by such additional deck officers as the Authority specifies. (4) Engineer officers manning a high-speed craft which is a passenger craft, or a cargo craft of 500 GRT or more, shall, in addition to holding the appropriate certificates of competency, satisfy such conditions as to training or otherwise as the Authority specifies. (5) Where a ship carries a cargo which the Authority has determined to be a dangerous cargo for the purposes of this subsection, the officers manning the stations of Master, Chief Mate, Chief Engineer and Second Engineer in that ship, and any other officer having primary responsibility for such cargo, shall in addition to holding the appropriate certificates of competency, have endorsements on those certificates to the effect that the Authority is satisfied that their training and service is such as to render them competent in respect of such cargo. (6) The manning level specified in subsection (1) may be reduced, subject to the approval in writing of the Authority, for a particular ship or particular class of ships in consideration of- (a) operation with unattended machinery spaces; (b) the size of the ship; (c) voyages engaged within limited geographical areas; (d) the construction and technical equipment of the ship; and (e) other special cases. (L.N. 105 of 1998) (Enacted 1995) Cap 478J s 14 Proceeding to sea with less than the required number of deck or engineer officers There shall be no contravention of section 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 1 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 this Regulation; (b) the Authority is notified of the facts before the ship proceeds and such notification is entered in the ship's official log book; (c) the master of the ship is satisfied that it is safe to proceed and enters a statement to that effect in the ship's official log book; and (d) the ship does not continue to be so undermanned for a period exceeding 28 days. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478J s 15 Additional requirements in respect of certain ships The Authority may make determinations in writing specifying 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. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478J s 16 Officers to act only in a capacity for which certificated PART VIII WATCHKEEPING REQUIREMENTS (1) Subject to subsection (2), an officer shall not man a station in a ship unless he holds a certificate of a class appropriate to the station. (2) Where- (a) an officer dies or is incapacitated while the ship is at sea; or (b) a ship proceeds to sea in the circumstances referred to in section 14,and there is no other officer who holds a certificate of a class appropriate to the station, the officer in the same department who holds a certificate of a class next below that first-mentioned certificate may man that station for a period not exceeding 28 days. (3) No person shall appoint or permit any officer to man a station except as permitted by this section. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478J s 17 Offences and penalties PART IX MISCELLANEOUS (1) Any person who, in connection with an application for or the issue of a certificate of competency or in connection with the endorsement, or extension of the validity, of a certificate of competency or certificate of service- |