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Requirements for issue of certificate of proficiency as ship’s cook

Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Training and Certification of Cooks and Catering Staff) Regulations 2014

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—(1) No person shall be issued a certificate of proficiency as a ship’s cook unless he is 18 years of age and above and has been certified as medically fit in accordance with section 7 of the Act, and —(a)he has attained all the following qualifications:(i)has completed basic safety and security training in accordance with regulations VI/1 and VI/6 of the STCW Convention;(ii)has successfully completed cook’s training in an institute which has been conducted in accordance with paragraph (2);(iii)has served at sea for not less than 6 months as a catering staff or a trainee cook performing service relevant for the issue of cook’s certificate; or(b)he holds such qualification and experience which the Director may recognise as being substantially equivalent to any qualification or experience referred to in sub‑paragraph (a).(2) A training course for cooks shall cover practical cookery, food and personal hygiene, food storage, stock control, environmental protection and catering health and safety and such other areas as may be determined by the Director.(3) An application by a person under section 27 of the Act for a certificate of proficiency as ship’s cook, shall be made in writing and be accompanied by such documents as may be necessary to establish to the satisfaction of the Director that the applicant meets the criteria prescribed in paragraph (1).(4) The Director may publish the areas determined by him under paragraph (2) in such manner as he thinks fit.

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