The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022

Transitional and saving provisions

67.—(1) Any certificate referred to in paragraph (2) issued to a seafarer or any endorsement of a certificate of competency under the 2015 Regulations before the coming into force of these Regulations is to be treated as if issued or endorsed under these Regulations and is valid for such period as is specified in the certificate.

(2) The certificates referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) a certificate of competency;

(b) a certificate of equivalent competency;

(c) a certificate of proficiency;

(d) a marine engine operator’s licence issued under regulation 7(2)(b) of the 2015 Regulations; or

(e) a certificate issued pursuant to regulation 23(4) (seafarers on a high speed craft – type rating training) or regulation 42(4) (hovercraft personnel – type rating training) of the 2015 Regulations.

(3) Any certificate recognised by the Secretary of State under regulation 32 (recognition of a certificate issued by an EEA State) or regulation 33 (recognition of a certificate issued by a third party State) of the 2015 Regulations, is to be treated as a recognition under regulation 36 (recognition of a certificate issued by an EEA State) or regulation 37 (recognition of a certificate issued by a third party State) of these Regulations.

(4) Any party recognised by the Secretary of State under regulation 33A of the 2015 Regulations (recognition of a party to the STCW Convention on or after IP completion day) is to be treated as a recognition under regulation 38 (recognition of a party to the STCW Convention) of these Regulations.

(5) Any approval of a person given under regulation 41 of the 2015 Regulations (provision and quality of training) is to be treated as an approval given under regulation 48 (approval of training providers) of these Regulations.

(6) Any documentary evidence provided to a person pursuant to regulation 41(2) (provision and quality of training) or 42(3) (training of hovercraft personnel) of the 2015 Regulations is to be treated as documentary evidence provided under regulation 26(3) (seafarers on a high speed craft), regulation 49(2) (issue of documentary evidence by an approved training provider) or regulation 51(4) (hovercraft personnel) of these Regulations.

(7) For the purposes of this regulation, “the 2015 Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015(1).

(1)

S.I. 2015/782, amended by S.I. 2018/68 and S.I. 2019/630 and revoked by these Regulations.