43ARequirement for certificate of proficiency as ship security officer

43A Requirement for certificate of proficiency as ship security officer

  A person who performs the duties or functions of a ship security officer must hold a certificate of proficiency as a ship security officer.

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Section I Specific requirements for the issue of certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats

45.1 Requirement for certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats

  A person who takes charge of a survival craft or rescue boat, other than a fast rescue boat, must hold:

(a) a certificate of competency, certificate of recognition, certificate of proficiency (integrated rating) or certificate of rating; or

(b) a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats issued in accordance with subsection 45.2.

45.2 Eligibility criteria for certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats

  A person is eligible to be issued with a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats if the person:

(a) is at least18; and

(b) has completed at least 6 months sea service on vessels carrying SOLAS survival equipment; and

(c) has satisfactorily completed an approved program of training that complies with  paragraphs 1 to 4 of section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code.

45.3 Requirement for certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats

  A person who takes charge of a fast rescue boat must hold a certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats issued in accordance with subsection 45.4.

45.4 Eligibility criteria for certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats

  A person is eligible to be issued with a certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats if that person:

(a) holds a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats; and

(b) has satisfactorily completed an approved program of training that complies with  paragraphs 5 to 8 of section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code.

Section J Certificate of safety training

46.1 Requirement for certificate of safety training

  A person who does not hold a certificate of competency, a certificate of recognition, a certificate of proficiency (integrated rating) or a certificate of rating and is engaged in a capacity on board a vessel as part of the vessel’s complement with designated safety or pollution prevention duties must hold a certificate of safety training.

46.2 Eligibility criteria for certificate of safety training