51.—(1) This Part applies to every seagoing hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom which was constructed on or after 1st January 1996.
(2) A seafarer on a hovercraft to which this Part applies must meet the standards of competence specified in paragraph (3) in order to be qualified for the purposes of section 47 of the Act (manning).
(3) The owner of a hovercraft to which this paragraph applies must ensure that a seafarer on board a hovercraft to which this regulation applies has completed the training specified in paragraph 18.3.3 of the High Speed Craft Code (type rating training).
(4) A person providing the training referred to in paragraph (3) must issue documentary evidence to every person successfully completing such training.
(5) In the case of a master or an officer, the documentary evidence must be a certificate in the form specified by the Secretary of State in Merchant Shipping Notice 1740 (M) and the certificate must be endorsed in a manner so specified.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 51 in force at 10.1.2023, see reg. 1(1)