# The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997, Regulation 7: Appropriate certificates


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.
TABLE OF CRITERIA FOR APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATES
Column 1
Column 2
Master and Deck Department
Regulation Annexed to the STCW Convention
Officer in charge of a navigational watch on any ship on voyages not limited to near-coastal voyages.
Regulation II/1.2.
Master of chief mate on a ship of 3000 GT or more.
Regulation II/2.2.
Master or chief mate on a ship of less than 3000 GT.
Regulation II/2.4.
Officer in charge of a navigational watch on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages.
Regulation II/3.4.
Master on a ship of less than 500 GT engaged on near-coastal voyages.
Regulation II/3.6.
Engine Department
Regulation Annexed to the STCW Convention
Officer 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.
Regulation III/1.2
Chief engineer officer or second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more.
Regulation III/2.2
Chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 and 3000 kW propulsion power.
Regulation III/3.2

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/348/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-training-and-certification-regulations-1997/regulation-7
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