The Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984

The Secretary of State for Transport, being satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of safety to make the following Regulations in so far as they require fishing vessels and government fishery research vessels to carry qualified deck officers and engineer officers, and after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 99(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and the persons referred to in section 22(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the said Act of 19701 and now vested in him2 and of section 21(1)(a), 3(e), (5) and 6(b) and (bb) and section 22(1)(a) and 3(a) of the said Act of 19793, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: