{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022/regulation-17",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2022/9780348240368",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Ratings forming part of a navigational watch",
  "text": "(1) A rating forming part of a navigational watch on a ship of 500 GT or more must hold a certificate of proficiency to perform such duties.\n(2) The Secretary of State or an approved training provider may issue a certificate of proficiency required by paragraph (1) only to a person who meets the criteria specified in STCW Regulation II/4, paragraph 2 (mandatory minimum requirements for certification of ratings forming part of a navigational watch).\n(3) This regulation does not apply to—\n(a) a rating under training; or\n(b) a rating whose duties are of an unskilled nature.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240368/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:44:31.055001+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}