RO personnel performing, and responsible for, statutory
work should have as a minimum the following formal education:
- qualifications from a tertiary institution recognized by the RO
within a relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum
two-year programme); or
- qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant
sea-going experience as a certificated ship officer,
and should have proficiency in the English language commensurate
with the work.
Other personnel assisting in the performance
of statutory work should have education, training and supervision
commensurate with the tasks they are authorized to perform.
The
RO should have implemented a documented system for qualification of
personnel and continuous updating of their knowledge as appropriate
to the tasks they are authorized to undertake. This system should
comprise appropriate training courses, including, inter alia,
international instruments and appropriate procedures related to the
certification process, as well as practical tutored training; it should
provide documented evidence of satisfactory completion of the training.