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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022 No. 1342
27.—(1) Before being assigned to shipboard duties, a seafarer must—
(a)receive safety familiarisation and basic training or instruction in accordance with section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code (mandatory minimum requirements for safety familiarisation, basic training and instruction for all seafarers);
(b)meet the appropriate standard of competence specified in that section; and
(c)hold a certificate of proficiency in safety familiarisation.
(2) The Secretary of State or an approved training provider may issue a certificate of proficiency required by paragraph (1) only to a seafarer who meets each of the requirements specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of that paragraph.
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