Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS) REGULATION - SECT 6

Qualified engineer officers and classes of certificates

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

PART III

CERTIFICATION OF ENGINEER OFFICERS

(1) For the purposes of this Regulation, an engineer officer shall be
qualified if-

   (a)  he holds-

        (i)    a certificate of competency as an engineer officer issued under
               this Regulation;

        (ii)   a certificate which is under section 7 to be treated as
               equivalent to such a certificate of competency; or

        (iii)  a licence which is under Part V to be treated as equivalent to
               such a certificate of competency; and

   (b)  such certificate or licence is in force in relation to a class 
        appropriate to the station held by him in the ship.

(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if any person-

   (a)  holds a certificate of competency as an engineer officer issued by the
        government of a state party to the International Convention on
        Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
        1978;

   (b)  has satisfied the requirement for the issue of a licence under Part V;
        and

   (c)  has applied for the issue of a licence under Part V, he shall be
        treated as a qualified engineer officer for the purposes of this
        Regulation for a period of 3 months from the date on which the
        application made by such person for the issue of a licence under Part
        V is received by the Authority. (L.N. 105 of 1998)

(2) A certificate of competency issued by the Authority shall be of one of the
following classes- Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 1
Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 2 Certificate of
Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 3.

(3) A certificate of competency of a class referred to in the list specified
in subsection (2) shall be of a higher class than a certificate of a class
referred to after it in that list.

(4) A river trade certificate of competency issued by the Authority shall be
of one of the following classes- Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer
Officer)(River Trade) Class 1 Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer
Officer)(River Trade) Class 2 Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer
Officer) (River Trade) Class 3, and shall not be issued in respect of
steam-powered machinery.

(5) A river trade certificate of competency of a class referred to in the list
specified in subsection (4) shall be of a higher class than a certificate of a
class referred to after it in that list.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Regulation

(including any other provision of this section), no engineer officer shall be
qualified to man a high-speed craft which is a passenger craft, or a
cargo craft of 500 GRT or more, unless-

   (a)  in addition to holding any other appropriate certificate of
        competency, he holds a certificate-

        (i)    known as a Type Rating Certificate; and

        (ii)   issued by the Authority; and

   (b)  such certificate is in force.

(7) Any certificate issued to a marine engineer officer may be issued subject
to any qualifications or limitations endorsed thereon.

(8) Without limiting the generality of subsection (7), the Authority may, if
he is satisfied that the holder of a Certificate of Competency (Marine
Engineer Officer) Class 2 is competent to serve as Chief Engineer in a ship of
the description specified in item 5 of Table A, or item 2(b) of Table B, in
section 13(1), endorse the certificate with a service endorsement which
qualifies the holder to man a station as Chief Engineer. (Enacted 1995)