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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022/schedule-2",
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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",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Categories of certificates of competency and criteria for issue",
  "text": "(1) Categories and capacity\n(2) STCW Regulation in which the requirements for the issue of a certificate of competency are contained\nMaster and deck department\nOfficer in charge of a navigational watch on any ship on voyages not limited to near-coastal voyages\nRegulation II/1, paragraph 2\nMaster or chief mate on a ship of 3000 GT or more\nRegulation II/2, paragraph 2\nMaster on a ship of between 500 GT and 2999 GT not engaged on near-coastal voyages\nRegulation II/2, paragraph 4\nChief mate on a ship of between 500 GT and 2999 GT\nRegulation II/2, paragraph 4\nOfficer in charge of a navigational watch on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages\nRegulation II/3, paragraph 4\nMaster on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages\nRegulation II/3, paragraph 6\nEngine department\nOfficer in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room, or designated duty engineer officer in a periodically unmanned engine-room, on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kilowatts propulsion power or more\nRegulation III/1, paragraph 2\nChief engineer officer or second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kilowatts propulsion power or more\nRegulation III/2, paragraph 2\nChief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 and 3000 kilowatts propulsion power\nRegulation III/3, paragraph 2\nElectro-technical officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kilowatts propulsion power or more\nRegulation III/6, paragraph 2\nFor the purposes of this Schedule, “near-coastal voyage” means a voyage during which the ship is not more than 150 nautical miles from a safe haven in the United Kingdom, or not more than 30 nautical miles from a safe haven in the Republic of Ireland.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240368/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:44:31.055001+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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