# The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022, Regulation 39: Additional requirements for a certificate of equivalent competency


(1) The Secretary of State must not issue a certificate of equivalent competency to an applicant under regulation 36 (recognition of a certificate issued by an EEA State), 37 (recognition of a certificate issued by a third party State) or 38 (recognition of a party to the STCW Convention) unless that applicant can demonstrate adequate knowledge of the English language as required by sections A-II/1, A-II/4, A-III/1 and A-IV/2 of the STCW Code (adequate knowledge of the English language).
(2) A certificate of equivalent competency issued under regulation 36, 37 or 38 must be in the form specified in section A-I/2, paragraph 3, of the STCW Code (form of certificate).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240368/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022/regulation-39
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