S.L. 234.17 Art. 4Gradesandformof certificates of competence.

These regulations provide for the issue of appropriate certificates of competence for any officer serving in the capacity set out in column 1 of the table below. A person shall only be entitled to be issued with such an appropriate certificate if such person complies with the criteria in regulations annexed to the Convention set out in column 2 of the table in relation to that entry and in accordance with the conditions set out in the First Schedule.

TABLE OF CRITERIA FOR APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATES

Column 1 Column 2 Master and Deck Department Regulations annexed to the STCW Convention Officer in charge of a navigational watch on Regulation II/1 ships of 500 GT or more Officer in charge of a navigational watch on Regulation II/1 yachts less than 3000GT Master or chief mate on ships of 3000 GT or Regulation II/2 more Master or chief mate on ships of between 500 Regulation II/2 GT and 3000 GT Master on yachts less than 500 GT Regulation II/2 Officer in charge of a navigational watch on Regulation II/3 ships of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages Master on ships of less than 500 GT engaged Regulation II/3 on near- coastal voyages Engine Department Regulations annexed to the STCW Convention Officer in charge of an engineering watch in a Regulation III/1 manned engine room, or designated duty engineer officer in a periodically unmanned engine room, on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more Chief engineer officer or second engineer Regulation III/2 officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more Chief engineer officer or second engineer Regulation III/3 officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 and 3000 kW propulsion power Electro technical officer serving on a seagoing Regulation III/6 ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more Radio operator Regulation IV/2