18.3 Training and qualifications
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18.3 Training and qualifications

  18.3.1 The level of competence and the training considered necessary in respect of the master and each crew member shall be laid down and demonstrated in the light of the following guidelines to the satisfaction of the company in respect of the particular type and model of craft concerned and the service intended. More than one crew member shall be trained to perform all essential operational tasks in both normal and emergency situations.

  18.3.2 The Administration shall specify an appropriate period of operational training for the master and each member of the crew and, if necessary, the periods at which appropriate retraining shall be carried out.

  18.3.3 The Administration shall issue a type rating certificate to the master and all officers having an operational role following an appropriate period of operational/simulator training and on the conclusion of an examination including practical test commensurate with the operational tasks on board the particular type and model of craft concerned and the route followed. The type rating training shall cover at least the following items:

  • .1 knowledge of all on-board propulsion and control systems, including communication and navigational equipment, steering, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems and bilge and fire pumping;

  • .2 the failure mode of the control, steering and propulsion systems and proper response to such failures;

  • .3 handling characteristics of the craft and the limiting operational conditions;

  • .4 bridge communication and navigation procedures;

  • .5 intact and damage stability and survivability of the craft in damage condition;

  • .6 location and use of the craft's life-saving appliances, including survival craft equipment;

  • .7 location and use of escapes in the craft and the evacuation of passengers;

  • .8 location and use of fire protection and fire-extinguishing appliances and systems in the event of fire on board;

  • .9 location and use of damage control appliances and systems, including operation of watertight doors and bilge pumps;

  • .10 cargo and vehicle stowage and securing systems;

  • .11 methods for control of and communication with passengers in an emergency; and

  • .12 location and use of all other items listed in the training manual.

  18.3.4 The type rating certificate for a particular type and model of craft should only be valid for service on the route to be followed when it is so endorsed by the Administration following the completion of a practical test over that route.

  18.3.5 The type rating certificate shall be re-validated every two years and the Administration shall lay down the procedures for re-validation.

  18.3.6 All crew members shall receive instructions and training, as specified in 18.3.3.6 to 18.3.3.12.

  18.3.7 The Administration shall specify standards of physical fitness and frequency of medical examinations, having regard to the route and craft concerned.

  18.3.8 The Administration of the country in which the craft is to operate, if other than the flag State, shall be satisfied with the training, experience and qualifications of the master and each crew member. A valid certificate of competency or a valid license appropriately endorsed, in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), 1978, as amended, held by the master or crew member, shall be acceptable as evidence of satisfactory training and qualification to the Administration of the country in which the craft is to operate.

Parent topic: PART A - GENERAL
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