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.2 - Meet the requirements for certification as an officer in charge of a navigational watch on fishing vessels

of 24 metres in length and over operating in limited or unlimited waters, and have approved seagoing service of

not less than 12 months as an officer in charge of a navigational watch or skipper on fishing vessels of not less

than 12 metres in length. However, a Party may allow the substitution of a period not exceeding six months of

approved seagoing service as officer in charge of a navigational watch on merchant ships;

.3 - Have passed an appropriate examination or examinations for the assessment of competency to the

satisfaction of the Party. Such examination or examinations shall include the material set out in the appendix to

this regulation.

3 – The Party, bearing in mind the effect on the safety of all ships and structures which may be operating in

the same limited waters, should consider the limited waters it has defined in accordance with the definition given

in regulation I/1 and determine any additional material that should be included in the examination or examinations.

4 – A candidate for examination who holds a valid certificate of competency issued in accordance with the

provision of the 1978 STCW Convention need not be re-examined in those subjects listed in the appendix which

were passed at a higher or equivalent level for issue of the Convention certificate.

Appendix to regulation 3

Minimum knowledge required for certification of skippers on fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over

operating in limited waters

1 – The syllabus given below is compiled for examination of candidates for certification as skippers on fishing

vessels of 24 metres in length and over operating in limited waters. Bearing in mind that the skipper has ultimate

responsibility for the safety of the vessel and its crew at all times including during fishing operations, examination

in these subjects shall be designed to test that the candidate has assimilated properly all available information

that affects the safety of the vessel and its crew in accordance with the syllabus.

2 – Navigation and position determination

2.1 - Voyage planning and navigation for all conditions:

.1 - By acceptable methods of determining tracks;

.2 - Within restricted waters;

.3 - Where applicable, in ice;

.4 - In restricted visibility;

.5 - Where applicable, in traffic separation schemes; and

.6 - In areas affected by tides or currents.

2.2 - Position determination:

.l - By terrestrial observations, including the ability to use bearings from landmarks and aids to navigation such

as lighthouses, beacons and buoys in conjunction with appropriate charts, notices to mariners and other

publications, and assessment of the accuracy of the resulting position fix; and

.2 - By using, to the satisfaction of the Party, modern ship electronic navigational aids as provided in the fishing

vessels concerned.

3 – Watchkeeping

3.1 - Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the content, application and intent of the International Regulations

for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, especially annexes II and IV concerned with safe navigation.

3.2 - Demonstrate knowledge of Basic Principles to be Observed in Keeping a Navigational Watch as

prescribed in chapter IV.

4 – Radar navigation

4.1 - The Party shall decide whether or not to incorporate the radar syllabus below in the general requirements

for certification of skippers. If the Party decides not to include the syllabus in the general requirements, it shall

ensure that the syllabus is taken into account for purposes of certification of skippers serving on vessels fitted

with radar equipment and plying within limited waters.