PART 1Preliminary

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

F1“the 2022 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022;

“approved training provider” means a person approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 9(2) or 9(4);

“certificate of proficiency” means a certificate issued to a seafarer stating that the relevant requirements of training, competencies or seagoing service under the STCW Convention have been met;

“Certifying Authority” has the meaning given to it in regulation 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 20155;
“Chapter I” means Chapter I in the Annex to the Convention (general provisions)6;
“Chapter XIV” means Chapter XIV in the Annex to the Convention (safety measures for ships operating in polar waters)7;

“chief mate” means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master;

“Convention” means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 19748;

“Convention country” means a country or territory which is either—

(a)

a country the Government of which is party to the Convention; or

(b)

a territory to which the Convention extends whether or not it is subject to the amendments to, or reservations in respect of, the Convention;

“non-United Kingdom ship” means any ship other than a United Kingdom ship;

“Polar Code”9 has the meaning given to it in regulation 1 of Chapter XIV;

“Polar Ship Certificate” means a certificate prescribed by paragraph 1.3 of chapter 1 of part I-A of the Polar Code (certificate and survey) and issued in respect of—

(a)

a United Kingdom ship pursuant to regulation 18(1) (issue of Polar Ship Certificate); or

(b)

a ship flying the flag of a Convention country, by that country;

“polar waters”10 has the meaning given to it in regulation 1 of Chapter XIV;

“Polar Water Operational Manual” means a manual containing information regarding the ship’s operational capabilities and limitations, and procedures to be followed in polar waters, in accordance with chapter 2 of part I-A of the Polar Code;

“prescribed fee” means the fee prescribed by the Secretary of State under section 302 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (fees)11;

“seafarer” means any person, including a master, who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship and whose normal place of work is on that ship;

“seagoing service” means service on board a ship relevant to the issue or revalidation of a certificate of proficiency;

“STCW Code” means the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code12;
“STCW Convention” means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 197813;

“STCW Regulation” means a Regulation contained in the Annex to the STCW Convention and any reference to a requirement in an STCW Regulation also constitutes a reference to the corresponding section of Part A of the STCW Code;

“surveyor” means a surveyor of ships, or any other person appointed by a Certifying Authority other than the Secretary of State to be a surveyor;

“valid” means in force and “validity” is to be construed accordingly.