# The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015 (revoked) S.I. 2015/782 · made 23 March 2015 · revised to 10 January 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2015-revoked/pdf/uksi_20150782_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2015-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20150782_en.pdf ## Introductory text Merchant Shipping Safety Made 23rd March 2015 Laid before Parliament 26th March 2015 Coming into force 9th June 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS ## 1 Citation and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Revocations and amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION: SHIPS ## 4 Application of Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Requirement for seafarers to be qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Certificates of competency, equivalent competency or proficiency ## 6 Qualification as an officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Engine-room watch duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Radiocommunication and radio personnel on a GMDSS ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Seafarers on an oil or chemical tanker - basic training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Seafarers on an oil tanker - advanced training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Seafarers on a chemical tanker - advanced training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Seafarers on a liquefied gas tanker - basic training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Seafarers on a liquefied gas tanker - advanced training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Ratings forming part of a navigational watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Ratings forming part of an engine-room watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Ratings as able seafarer deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Ratings as able seafarer engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Electro-technical ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Seafarers designated to launch or take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat (other than a fast rescue boat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Seafarers designated to launch or take charge of a fast rescue boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Ship security officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Seafarers on a passenger ship engaged on international voyages (other than a high speed craft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Seafarers on a high speed craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Safety familiarisation, basic training and instruction for all seafarers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Seafarers designated as a fire fighting controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Seafarers designated as a provider of medical first aid or to take charge of medical care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Security-related familiarisation training for seafarers on an ISPS ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application and issuing of certificates ## 28 Application for a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Form of a certificate and approval of seagoing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Endorsements on a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Recognition of certificates ## 32 Recognition of a certificate issued by an EEA State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Recognition of a certificate issued by a third party State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33A Recognition of a party to the STCW on or after IP completion day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33B Withdrawal of recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Validity of certificates ## 34 Validity of a certificate or endorsement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Revalidation of certain certificates and endorsements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Refresher training for certain seafarers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Cancellation of certificates and appeals ## 37 Cancellation of a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Appeal against refusal or cancellation of a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Loss of certificates and record keeping ## 39 Loss of a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Register of certificates and endorsements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Training ## 41 Provision and quality of training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION: HOVERCRAFT ## 42 Hovercraft personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: SAFE MANNING AND WATCH KEEPING ### General ## 45 Application of Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Safe manning ## 46 Safe manning document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Watchkeeping arrangements ## 47 Arrangements generally and at sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Arrangements in port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Watchkeeping arrangements in port for ships carrying hazardous cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: GENERAL ## 51 Responsibilities of companies, masters and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Carriage of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Inspection of non-United Kingdom ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Power to detain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 6: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS ## 56 Transitional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 7: REVIEW ## 57 Review of the Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1: REGULATIONS REVOKED ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3 CATEGORIES OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AND CRITERIA FOR ISSUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/782 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2015-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.