PERSON WITH IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITY
1 The term "person with immediate responsibility" as used in
regulation V/3, paragraphs 7 and 9 means a person being in a decision-making
capacity with respect to handling of fuel addressed by the IGF Code or other
fuel-related operations.
PROOF OF QUALIFICATION
2 The master of every ship subject to the IGF Code should ensure
that the officer or the person with immediate responsibility for the fuel on
board possesses the appropriate certificate, issued or endorsed or validated as
required by regulation V/3, and has had adequate recent practical experience on
board an appropriate type of ship to permit that officer or person to safely
perform the duties assigned.
GUIDANCE REGARDING SEAGOING SERVICE
3 The purpose of qualifying shipboard service is to provide
training and knowledge for the safe use of fuels addressed by the IGF Code.
4 To satisfy the experience appropriate to their duties on the
ship on which they serve as referred to in regulation V/3, onboard training
should:
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.1 emphasize practical "hands on experience" and be related
to the employment of the seafarer, i.e. the training of deck and
engineering departments may be different;
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.2 be under the supervision of personnel qualified and
experienced in the handling, characteristics and safety procedures of the
fuels being used by the ship; and
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.3 be on board a ship carrying fuels relative to the
Certificate of Proficiency being sought and should be such that the
specialized equipment is brought into operation for the use of the fuels
addressed by the IGF Code.
5 The onboard training programme must in no way affect the safe
running or the seaworthiness of the ship.