1 Master
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1 Master

  1.1 A commercial vessel shall carry in command a person who is qualified as follows:

  • .1 he or she is the holder of a licence issued by the Administration under regulation IX/3 stating that he or she is qualified to have command of such a vessel;

  • .2 the licence is in force and is of a grade appropriate in respect to the waters in which the vessel is being navigated, the size of the vessel and the number of passengers carried; and

  • .3 the vessel is in an area specified in the licence as one in which a vessel may be navigated under the command of the holder; or

  1.2 The holder of a certificate of competency as a Master issued in accordance with the provisions of the STCW Convention may command any vessel under the Code, subject to any limitations of that certificate of competency.

Parent topic: Part A - Licences
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