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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/348",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Appropriate certificates",
  "text": "Any officer serving in the capacity set out in column 1 of the table below shall hold an appropriate certificate for that capacity. A person shall only be entitled to be issued with such an appropriate certificate if he complies with the criteria in Regulations annexed to the STCW Convention, set out in column 2 of the table in relation to that entry, and any other requirements specified by the Secretary of State.\nTABLE OF CRITERIA FOR APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATES\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nMaster and Deck Department\nRegulation Annexed to the STCW Convention\nOfficer in charge of a navigational watch on any ship on voyages not limited to near-coastal voyages.\nRegulation II/1.2.\nMaster of chief mate on a ship of 3000 GT or more.\nRegulation II/2.2.\nMaster or chief mate on a ship of less than 3000 GT.\nRegulation II/2.4.\nOfficer in charge of a navigational watch on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages.\nRegulation II/3.4.\nMaster on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages.\nRegulation II/3.6.\nEngine Department\nRegulation Annexed to the STCW Convention\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 kW propulsion power or more.\nRegulation III/1.2\nChief engineer officer or second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more.\nRegulation III/2.2\nChief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 and 3000 kW propulsion power.\nRegulation III/3.2",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2006/89",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification and Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/348/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:25:28.589270+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}