LegalizeS.I. No. 629/2001 - Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001
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1 amending act · 2007-10-23, S.I. No. 703/2007 - Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 2007
I, Frank Fahey, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1947 (No. 46 of 1947), and sections 3 (2) and 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act, 1979 (No. 37 of 1979), as adapted by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983) and the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1997 ), hereby make the following regulations:
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.
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The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 553 of 1998 ), are amended by the insertion after Regulation 7 of the following:
Exemptions
7A The Minister if, (s)he considers that a ship's size and the conditions of its voyage are such as to render the application of the full requirements of regulation II/3 and section A-II/3 of the STCW Code unreasonable or impracticable, may to that extent exempt the master and the officer in charge of a navigational watch on such a ship or class of ships from some of the requirements, bearing in mind the safety of all ships which may be operating in the same waters.
| GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5^th day of December, 2001 | |
| Frank Fahey | |
| ________ Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources | ________ Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources |
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
These Regulations allow for exemptions to the full requirements of regulation II/3 and section A-II/3 of the STCW Code for certain personnel working in near coastal waters.
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