Paragraph 2.Cargo Ships
United Kingdom
Each cargo ship which, in accordance with Article 27, is required to be fitted with a radiotelegraph installation, shall, for safety purposes, carry a qualified operator, and, if not fitted with an auto-alarm, shall, whilst at sea, keep watches by means of a qualified operator or a certified watcher, as under:—
All cargo ships under 3,000 tons gross tonnage, as determined by the Administration concerned:
Cargo ships from 3,000 to 5,500 tons gross tonnage, both included, at least 8 hours’ watch per day:
Cargo ships over 5,500 tons gross tonnage, continuous watch.
Each Administration is authorised to exempt ships belonging to its country included in (c) above from the requirement of a continuous watch for a period not exceeding one year from the date of the coming into force of the present Convention, provided that during the period of such exemption they shall maintain a watch of at least 8 hours per day.
Each Administration is also authorised to exempt ships belonging to its country from 5,500 tons to 8,000 tons gross tonnage from the requirement of a continuous watch for a further period of one year, provided that during this further period of exemption they shall maintain a watch of at least 16 hours per day.
Notes on Schedule FIRST
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch. 12 (with s. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)