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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-port-state-control-regulations-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348280098",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-port-state-control-regulations-2026",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "The person must, as a minimum, have either—\n(a) passed professional examinations from a marine or nautical institution and gained relevant seagoing experience as a certified ship officer holding or having held a valid certificate of competency issued in accordance with the provisions of the STCW Regulation II/2 or Regulation III/2, not limited as regards the operating area or propulsion power or tonnage,\n(b) passed a professional examination recognised by the Secretary of State to qualify as a naval architect, mechanical engineer or any other engineer working in a maritime field and worked in that capacity for at least five years, or\n(c) a relevant university degree or equivalent, and have training and a qualification which the Secretary of State considers are sufficient, in relation to the inspection of ships from a safety perspective.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:37:45.200804+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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