Singapore legislation
Schedule 2
of Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations
Schedule 2
Minimum manning scale
SECOND SCHEDULERegulations 13 and 14Minimum manning scalePART A — DECK OFFICERSCOLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 31TRADING AREADESCRIPTION OF SHIPS IN TONSMinimum number of qualified Deck Officers to be carriedClass 1Class 2Class 3Class 4 (Home-Trade)Class 5 (Home-Trade)Class 4 (Special Limit)Class 5 (Special Limit)Class 6SPECIAL LIMITBelow 100 12 3100 and above but below 500 1213500 and above but below 3,000 113 3,000 and above 14 13 HOME-TRADEBelow 3,000 113 3,000 and above 1414 and 13 FOREIGN-GOINGBelow 3,00011 14 3 3,000 and above1113 1 In lieu of any certificate listed in Column 3, a certificate considered equivalent under regulation 8, or recognised by the Director under regulation 9, of the principal Regulations may be provided.2 For passenger ship, at least 12 months seagoing service is required.3 If the number of officers is insufficient to ensure adequate rest periods for watchkeepers, additional officers must be provided.4 With no tonnage limitations.PART B — MARINE ENGINEER OFFICERSCOLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 31 TRADING AREARegistered Propulsion Power (Kilowatts) of ShipsMinimum number of qualified Marine Engineer Officers to be carriedSPECIAL LIMIT Class 1Class 2Class 3Class 4Class 5Below 750 12 3750 and above 14 12 3UNLIMITEDBelow 750 113750 and above but below 1,500 125 1,500 and above but below 3,000 1113Above 3,00011 131 In lieu of any certificate listed in Column 3, a certificate considered equivalent under regulation 8, or recognised by the Director under regulation 9, of the principal Regulations may be provided.2 Alternatively, a holder of a Class 5 (Special Limit) Certificate of Competency may be provided.3 If the number of officers is insufficient to ensure adequate rest periods for watchkeepers, additional officers must be provided.4 Alternatively, a holder of a Class 4 (Special Limit) Certificate of Competency may be provided.5 Not less than 2 officers must be provided but —
additional officers must be provided if 2 is insufficient to ensure adequate rest periods for watchkeepers; and
at least one of the officers must have an endorsement on his Class 5 Certificate of Competency which qualifies the holder to serve as Second Engineer on ships below 1500 kW propulsion power; or, in substitution of such an officer, an officer holding a Class 4 Certificate of Competency must be provided, in addition to the officer or (where appropriate) officers holding a Class 5 Certificate of Competency.[S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012]