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

MARINE (CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY (SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES)) 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 cited as the Marine (Certificates of Competency (Supplementary Courses)) Regulations, 1989.

Objects

2. These Regulations prescribe the various courses which-

(a) a person must successfully attend as part of the qualification he must have before he can be issued with a certificate of competency; and

(b) the aims and scope of those courses

Regulations to be read as one

3.-(1) These 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 (Certificates of Competency and Manning of Vessels)(General) Regulations, 1989 have the same meaning when used in these Regulations.
Supplementary Subjects

4.-(1) Before a person can be issued with a grade of certificate of competency he must have successfully completed the supplementary courses listed under that grade of certificate of competency in Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2) The Marine Board shall not accept that a person has successfully completed a supplementary course which he is required to complete under subregulation (1) unless he has been issued with a certificate, in a form acceptable to the Marine Board, indicating that he has successfully completed that course.

(3) The syllabus for each supplementary course referred to in subregulation (1) is specified under the name of that supplementary course in Part 2 of the Schedule.

(4) A First Aid Certificate is not in a form acceptable to the Marine Board for the purposes of subregulation (2) if it was issued more than 3 years before its submission to the Board.

Dated this third day of May 1989.

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

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SCHEDULE

PART I

Required Supplementary Course

Grade I (Master)

1. First Aid
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation) 
7. Radar Simulator
8. Ships Captain's Medical

Grade 2 (Master)

1. First Aid
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)
7. Radar Simulator
8. Ships Captain's Medical

Grade 3 (Master)

1. First Aid
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)

Grade 4 (Master) 

1. First Aid
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5. Radar Observer (Full)

Grade 5 (Master) 

1. First Aid 
2. Restricted Radiotelephony 
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5. Radar Observer (Limited)

Grade 1 (Mate) 

l. First Aid 
2. Restriction Radiotelephony 
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)

Grade 2 (Mate) 

1. First Aid 
2. Restricted Radiotelephony 
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)

Grade 3 (Mate) 

1. First Aid 
2. Restricted Radiotelephony 
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5A Radar Observer (Limited)
6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)

Grade 4 (Mate)

l. First Aid 
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting
5B Radar Observer (Full)

Grade 5 (Mate)

1. First Aid
2. Restricted Radiotelephony
3A Survival (Limited)
4. Firefighting
5A Radar Observer (Limited)

Sailing Licence (Harbour and River Craft)

1. First Aid
3A Survival (Limited) 
4. Firefighting

Sailing Licence (Short Coasting Service)

1. First Aid
3A Survival (Limited)
4. Firefighting

Sailing Licence (Seagoing Service)

1 First Aid
3A Survival (Limited)
4. Firefighting

Grade 1 Engineer

1. First Aid
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting

Engineer Grade 2

1. First Aid
3. B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting

Engineer Grade 3

l. First Aid
3B Survival (Full)
4. Firefighting

Engineer Grade 4

1. First Aid
3B Survival (Limited)
4. Firefighting

Engine Operator

1. First Aid
3B Survival (Limited)
4. Firefighting

PART 2

SYLLABUSES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS 

l. First Aid at Sea

Aim:

To ensure that candidates have formal training in rendering first aid to the injured and in handling injured persons with particular emphasis on those situations which may arise on board a vessel.

Scope:

The course cover:

Outline of body structure and functions.
Treatment of the injured person: shock, bleeding, coma etc. 
General treatment of fractures and dislocations.
Head injuries and spinal injuries, treatment of the unconscious and paralysed patients.
Treatment of wounds and burns.
General treatment of persons affected by poisonous and toxic substances.
Poisoning by alcohol, drugs etc.
General nursing techniques,-hygiene.
Drowning and asphyxia, resuscitation techniques.
Practical instruction in:
-control of bleeding;
-bandaging;
-application of splints;
-application of dressings;
-use of Neil Robertson stretcher, evacuation of injured persons from holds and tanks;
-resuscitation (mouth to mouth);
-external cardiac message.

Practical application of medical guides, including the guide for use in accident involving dangerous goods, and advice by radio, including the ability to take effective action based on such knowledge in the case of accidents or illnesses that likely to occur on board ship

2. Restricted Radiotelephony

Aim:

To ensure that candidates are competent in the operation of the radiotelephone, in particular its use with respect to distress, urgency, safety and navigational messages and to ensure compliance with the requirements of Regulation IV/3 of the STCW Convention with regard to additional knowledge and training requirements for radiotelephone operators.

Scope:
(a) A practical knowledge of the working and adjustment of radiotelephone equipment.

(b) Ability to send and receive correctly messages by telephone.

(c) A knowledge of the radio communication regulations currently in force under the Telecommunications Convention relating to the exchange of radiotelephone communications, to interference and to the Distress, Urgency and Safety Signals.

(d) A knowledge of file precautions necessary for the safety of radio telephone equipment.

(e) Practical knowledge of the following requirements of Regulation IV/.3 of the STCW Convention-

(i) the provisions of radio services  in emergencies including abandon ship, fire abroad ship and partial or full breakdown of the radio station;

(ii) the operation of lifeboats, liferafts, buoyant apparatus and their equipment, with special reference to portable and fixed lifeboat radio apparatus and emergency position-indicating radio beacons;

(iii) survival at sea;

(iv) first aid;

(v) fire prevention and fire-fighting with particular reference to the radio installation;

(vi) preventive measures for the safety of ship and personnel in connexion with hazards related to radio equipment, including electrical, radiation, chemical and mechanical hazards;

(vii) the use of the IMCO Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) with particular reference to radio communications;

(viii) ship position-reporting systems and procedures;

(ix) the use of the International Code of Signals and the IMCO Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary;

(x) radio medical systems and procedures.

3A. Survival (Limited)

Aim:

To ensure that candidates are able to instruct and lead all crew members on small vessels in the Pacific Region on the use of lifesaving appliances carried on those vessels and to maximise the possibility or rescue in the event of marine disaster.

Scope:

The course shall cover those requirements of Course 3B, Survival (Full) and Regulation VI/I of the STCW Convention as applied to small vessels in the Pacific Region and shall be limited to the use of survival craft, including inflatable and rigid liferafts carried in such vessels.

3B. Survival (Full) 

Aim:

To ensure that candidates are able to instruct and lead all crew members in the use of the lifesaving appliances carried on vessels so as to maximise the possibility of rescue and survival in the event of marine disaster.

Scope:

The course shall cover the requirements of the issue of Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft as contained in Regulation VI/1 of the STCW Convention. An outline of the knowledge requirements for the course is-

(1) A demonstration that the candidate possesses the ability to-

(a) don a lifejacket correctly; safely jump from a height into the water; board a survival craft from the water while wearing a lifejacket;

(b) right an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket;

(c) interpret the markings on survival craft with respect to the number of persons they are permitted to carry;

(d) make the correct commands required for launching and boarding the survival craft, clearing the ship and handling and disembarking from the survival craft;

(e) prepare and launch survival craft safely into the water and clear the ship's side quickly;

(f) deal with injured persons both during and after abandonment

(g) row and steer, erect a mast, set the sails, manage a boat under sail and steer a boat by compass;

(h) use signalling equipment, including pyrotechnics;

(i) use portable radio equipment for survival craft.

(2) Knowledge of:

(a) types of emergency situations which may occur, such as collision, fire and foundering;

(b) principles of survival including -

(i) value of training and drills;
(ii) need to be ready for any emergency;
(iii) actions to be taken when called to survival craft stations;
(iv) actions to be taken when required to abandon ship;
(v) actions to be taken when in the water;
(vi) actions to be taken when abroad a survival craft; and
(vii) main dangers to survivors;

(c) special duties assigned to each crewmember as indicated in the muster list including the differences between the signals calling all crew to survival craft and to fire station;
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(d) types of life-saving appliances normally carried on board ships;

(e) construction and outfit of survival craft and individual items of their equipment;

(f) particular characteristics and facilities of survival craft;

(g) various types of devices used for launching survival craft;

(h) methods of launching survival craft into a rough sea;

(i) action to be taken after leaving the vessel;

(j) handling survival craft in rough weather;

(k) use of painter, sea anchor and all other equipment;

(l) apportionment of food and water in survival craft;

(m) methods of helicopter rescue;

(n) use of the first aid kit and resuscitation techniques;

(o) radio devices carried in survival craft, inclusion emergency position-indicating radio beacons;

(p) effects of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protective covers and protective garments;

(q) methods of starting and operating survival craft engine and its accessories together with the use of fire extinguisher provided;

(r) use of emergency boats and motor lifeboats for marshalling liferafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea; and

(s) beaching a survival craft.

4. Fire fighting

Aim:

To ensure that candidates receive formal training in fire prevention and fire-fighting, including practical exercises in the fighting of fires and the maintenance and use of the appliances carried on aboard a vessel

Scope:

The course shall cover-

(a) knowledge of the theory of fire and an understanding of the causes of fire on board ship;

(b) knowledge of fire prevention, the use of firefighting agents and firefighting methods;

(c) thorough knowledge of the firefighting equipment carried on board a vessel, its maintenance and method of operation;

(d) knowledge of firefighting organisation on board ship; and

(e) practical training in firefighting operations.

5A Radar Observer (Limited)

Aim:

To ensure that candidates receive formal training in the correct use of small ship radar equipment (relative display and non stabilised) and in the interpretation of information obtained from it.

Scope:

The course shall cover -

(a) correct operation of the controls and ability to recognise malfunctions;
(b) ability to obtain radar ranges and bearings;
(c) outline knowledge of the limitations of the set respect to: range, discrimination, detection of targets;
(d) outline knowledge of the effect of radar for navigational purposes;
(e) outline knowledge of effect of rain, clutter, etc, on ability to detect targets.
(f) outline knowledge of the correct use of radar for collision avoidance; and
(g) a working knowledge of the Collision Regulations as they apply to the use of radar at sea.

5B Radar Observer (Full)

Aim:

To ensure that candidates receive formal training in the correct use of radar equipment and in the interpretation of information obtained from it.

Scope:

The course shall cover-

(a) the non-technical principle of marine radar;
(b) the correct operation of commercial marine radar sets;
(c) an appreciation of the limitations of the set;
(d) the recognition of sub-standard performance and maladjustment;
(e) the correct interpretation of the information obtained by radar;
(f) an appreciation of the value of radar as an aid;
(g) publications pertaining to the use of radar at sea; and
(h) application of the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.

6. Electronic Navigation Aids (Operation)

Aim:

To ensure that candidates receive formal training in the correct practical use of electronic navigational aids and in the interpretation of information obtained from them. Emphasis in the course is placed on aids which are in more common use in the Pacific Region.

Scope:

The course shall cover-

(a) the non-technical principles of the-

(i) gyro compass;
(ii) echo sounder;
(iii) radio direction finder; and
(iv) satellite navigation system;

(b) the current operation of the equipment referred to in paragraph (a);

(c) a knowledge of the corrections and errors and the detection of false information of the equipment; and

(d) the interpretation of the information and its value for the safe navigation of a vessel.

7. Radar Simulator

Aim:

To ensure that candidates are able to derive maximum benefits from radar for safe and efficient navigation through practical exercises in collision avoidance and navigation.

Scope:

The course shall cover-

(a) an understanding of the limitations of information obtained from radar and the necessity of recognising these limitations for safe navigation;

(b) the practical application of the rules and recommendations of the Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea;

(c) exercises involving vessels of different manoeuvring characteristics in close quarter situations ;and

(d) demonstrations of how the misuse of radar has led to accidents in past case studies.

8. Ship's Captain's Medical

Aim:

To ensure that candidates receive formal and practical training in giving medical treatment to crew members in accordance with the instruction manuals carried on a vessel, or the professional medical advice that maybe received by radio, and are given the opportunity to overcome the trauma associated with treatment of sick and injured persons.

Scope:

The course shall cover-

(a) a thorough knowledge of the contents of the Ship Captain's Medical Guide;

(b) knowledge of the means by which medical advice may be obtained by radio;

(c) knowledge of the use of the joint IMCO, ILO and WHO "Medical First Aid Guide for use in accidents involving dangerous goods";

(d) knowledge of the scales of medical equipment required to be carried in the 
Region;

(e) instructions given, where appropriate, by qualified medical practitioners on-

(i) the anatomy of the human body;
(ii) function of vital organs;
(iii) circulation and respiration;
(iv) forms of health hazards associated with exposures to toxic and noxious substances;
(v) techniques of making a diagnosis (illness or injury);
(vi) use of drugs and medicines;
(vii) advanced nursing techniques;
(viii) suturing;
(ix) injections (intramuscular and Subcutaneous);
(x) catheters;
(xi) fluid enemas;
(xii) resuscitation and external heart massage;
(xiii) practical use of surgical instruments supplied to vessels; and
(xiv) treatment of wounds, burns, laceration, fractures and like minor injuries; and

(f) attendance at casualty clinics.

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