PART IIMANNING REQUIREMENTS
Deck Officers
3. Every United Kingdom ship, being a sea-going fishing vessel or Government fishery research vessel which:
(a)operates in the unlimited area; or
(b)being 16.5 metres length or more, operates in the limited area, of a description set out in column 2 of Table 1 when going to sea to the fishing area set out in relation to that description of vessel in column 1 of the said Table shall carry at least such number of qualified officers as are set out in column 3 of that Table.
TABLE 1
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing area | Length of vessel | Minimum number of qualified deck officers to be carried | ||
| Class 1 (Fishing Vessel) Certificate | Class 2 (Fishing Vessel) Certificate | Class 3 (Fishing Vessel) Certificate | ||
| Unlimited | 40 metres and over | 2 | 1 | Not applicable |
| Unlimited | Under 40 metres | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| Limited | 30 metres and over | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| Limited | 24 metres or more but under 30 metres | – | 1 | 1 |
| Limited | 16.5 metres or more but under 24 metres | – | 1 | – |
Engineer Officers
4. Every United Kingdom ship, being a sea-going fishing vessel or Government fishery research vessel which has a propulsive power of 750 kilowatt or more, when going to sea shall carry at least two qualified engineer officers, namely a chief engineer holding a Class 1 (Fishing Vessel) Certificate, and a second engineer holding a Class 2 (Fishing Vessel) Certificate.
Qualification
5.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations an officer shall be qualified if he is the holder for the time being of a certificate of competency issued under these Regulations, or of a certificate which is to be treated as equivalent to such a certificate by virtue of these Regulations and, at the material time, such certificate is in force in relation to the person named in it and is of a type (whether deck or engineer) and class appropriate to the officer's capacity in the vessel.
(2) The provisions of regulations 3 and 4, insofar as they impose a requirement with respect to the carrying in a vessel of a qualified officer who is the holder of a certificate of competency issued under these Regulations of a particular class, shall be treated as complied with if the officer who is carried in pursuance of that requirement is the holder of a certificate of competency issued under these Regulations of a higher class or of a certificate which is to be treated as equivalent to such a certificate of a higher class by virtue of these Regulations.