# The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022, Regulation 16A: Seafarers on a ship operating or intending to operate in polar waters – basic training


(1) This regulation applies to the seafarers specified in paragraph (2) on board—
(a) a passenger ship; or
(b) a cargo ship of 500 GT or more,
operating, or intending to operate, in polar waters in the ice conditions specified in that paragraph.
(2) The seafarers and the ice conditions mentioned in paragraph (1) are—
(a) subject to paragraph (3), where a ship operates in open waters but not in other waters—
(i) the master;
(ii) a chief mate;
(iii) an officer in charge of a navigational watch; and
(b) where a ship operates in other waters, an officer in charge of a navigational watch.
(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply to a cargo ship other than a tanker.
(4) Subject to regulation 16C (seafarers on a ship operating or intending to operate in polar waters – replacement with other persons), a person to whom this regulation applies must hold a certificate of proficiency in basic training for service on ships operating in polar waters.
(5) The Secretary of State, or an approved training provider, may issue a certificate of proficiency required by paragraph (4) only to a person who meets the criteria specified in STCW Regulation V/4, paragraph 2 (basic training for seafarers on ships operating or intending to operate in polar waters).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1342/regulation/16A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-standards-of-training-certification-and-watchkeeping-regulations-2022/regulation-16A
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