FIJI

Legal Notice No. 8

MARINE ACT, 1986
(ACT NO. 35 OF 1986)

MARINE (CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (AUTHORISED CAPACITIES)) REGULATIONS, 1989

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 98, 99, 143 and 212 of the Marine Act, 1986. I have made the following Regulations -

Short Title

1. These regulations may be citied as the Marine (Certificates of Competency (Authorised Capacities)) Regulations, 1989.

Object

2. These Regulations prescribe the capacities the holder of each grade of certificate of competency may serve in on a registered vessel.

Regulations to be read as one

3.-(1) There Regulations are to be read as one with the Marine (Certificates of Competency and Manning of Vessels) (General) Regulations, 1989, and the other Regulations referred to in those Regulations.

(2) In particular words and phrases defined in the Marine (Certificate of Competency and Manning of Vessels) (General) Regulations, 1989 have the same meaning when used in these Regulations.

Application

4. These Regulations apply to registered vessels 10 metres or more in length.

Authorised capacity (deck officers)

5.-(1) The highest capacity in which a person holding a grade certificate of competency as a deck officer may serve on a registered vessel is that shown against that grade in the Table set out in Part I of the Schedule.

(2) The holder of a master's grade of certificate of competency may serve in a master's capacity of any grade below that of the grade of certificate held by him or in mate's capacity at the same or lower grade.

(3)The holder of a mate's grade of certificate of competency may serve in a mate's capacity of any grade below that of the grade of certificate held by him.

(4) The holder of a Grade 1 (Mate) or Grade 2 (Mate) certificate of competency may serve in a Grade 5 (Master) capacity.

Authorised capacities (engineering officers)

6.-(1) The highest capacity in which a person holding a grade of certificate of competency as an engineering officer may serve on a registered vessel is that shown against that grade in the Table set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

(2) The holder of a certificate of competency as an engineering officer may serve in an engineering capacity in a vessel in any grade below that of the grade of certificate held by him.

(3) The holder of a certificate of competency as an engine operator may serve in the capacity in which an engine room watchkeeping rating may serve if the holder of the certificate has at least 2 months seagoing service as an engine room watchkeeping rating on a vessel having a propulsion power of at least 750 KW.

Authorised capacity (able seaman and deck watchkeeping rating)

7. A person holding an able seaman certificate or a deck watchkeeping rating certificate may serve in a deck department capacity on a registered vessel where the number of such ratings serving in that capacity in the department is not less than the number specified in Part 3 of the Schedule in respect of the size of the vessel and the trade it is engaged in.

Authorised capacity (engine room watchkeeping rating)

8. A person holding an engine room watchkeeping rating certificate may serve in an engine department capacity on a registered vessel where the number of such ratings serving in that capacity in that department is not less than the number specified in Part 4 of the Schedule in respect of the propulsion power of the vessel and the trade it is engaged in.

Authorised capacity (sailing licence)

9.-(1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), a person holding a sailing licence may serve as the master of a registered vessel of less than 100 gross tonnage.

(2) A sailing licence is not valid except in respect of the area specified in it.

(3) A sailing licence is not valid in respect of sailing vessels unless it is endorsed with a sailing endorsement.

Dated this 3rd day of May 1989.

A.V. TORA
Minister for Communications, Works and Transport

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Reg. 5(1)

SCHEDULE

PART I

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (DECK OFFICERS) HIGHEST AUTHORISED CAPACITIES

Certificate	Trade Area	Capacity	Size of Vessel	
Grade 1(Master)	All Trades	Master	All Tonnages	
Grade 2(Master)	Unlimited	Master	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
	Pacific region Fiji Islands	Master Master	all tonnages all tonnages	
Grade 3 (Master)	Pacific region	Master	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
	Fiji Islands	Mater	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length.	
Grade 4 (Master)	Fiji Islands	Master	less than 1000 gross tonnages or 60 metres length	
Grade 5 (Master)	Fiji Islands	Master	less than 200 gross tonnages or 35 metres length.	
Grade 1 (Mate)	All trades	Chief Mate	All tonnages	
Grade 2 (Mate)	Unlimited	Chief Mate	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
	Pacific region	Chief Mate	All tonnages	
	Fiji Islands	Chief Mate	All tonnages	
Grade 3 (Mate)	Unlimited	2nd Mate	All tonnages	
	Pacific region	2nd Mate	All tonnages	
	Pacific region	Chief Mate	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
	Fiji Islands	Chief Mate	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
Grade 4 (Mate)	Pacific region	3rd Mate	All tonnages	
	Pacific region	2nd Mate	less than 1600 gross tonnages or 80 metres length	
	Fiji Islands	2nd Mate	All tonnages	
	Fiji Islands	Chief Mate	less than 1000 gross tonnages or 60 metres length	
Grade 5 (Mate)	Fiji Islands	Mate	less than 200 gross tonnage or 35 metres length	

PART 2

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (ENGINEERING OFFICERS) HIGHEST AUTHORISED CAPACITIES

Certificate	Trade Area	Capacity	Propulsion Power of Vessel	
Engineer Grade 1	All Trades	Chief Engineer	Any Power	
Engineer Grade 2	All Trades	Second Engineer	Any Power	
		Chief Engineer	Under 3000KW	
Engineer Grade 3	All Trades	Watchkeeper	Any Power	
		Second Engineer	Under 3000KW	
	Pacific Region	Chief Engineer	Under 750 KW	
Engineer Grade 4	All Trades	Watchkeeper	Under 750 KW	
	Pacific Region	Second Engineer	Under 750 KW	
	Fiji Islands	Watchkeeper	Under 3000KW	
		Chief Engineer	Under 400 KW	
Engineer Grade 5	Pacific Region	Second Engineer	Under 750 KW	
		Chief Engineer	Under 200 KW	
Engine Operator	Restricted Fiji Islands	Chief Engineer	Under 100 KW	

PART 3

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (ABLE SEAMEN AND DECK WATCHKEEPING RATING)

Size of Vessel	Unlimited Trade	Pacific Region Trade	Fiji Island Trade	
200 Gross tonnage and over or 35 metres or over in length	1 able seaman 2 deck watchkeeping ratings	1 able seaman 2 deck watch keeping ratings	1 able seaman 1 deck watchkeeping rating	
less than 200 gross tonnage or less than 35 metres in length	1 able seaman 1 deck watchkeeping ratings	1 able seaman 1 deck watchkeeping rating	1 deck watchkeeping rating	

PART 4

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (ENGINE ROOM WATCHKEEPING RATING)

Propulsion Power Or Vessel	Unlimited Trade	Pacific Region Trade	Fiji Island Trade	
750 KW or more	3 engine room watchkeeping ratings	3 engine room watchkeeping ratings	2 engine room watchkeeping ratings	
200 KW or more but 750 KW	2 engine room watchkeeping ratings	2 engine room watchkeeping ratings	1 engine room watchkeeping rating	
Under 200 KW	1 engine room watchkeeping rating	-	-	

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