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《1978年国际海员培训、发证和值班标准公约》的1991年修正案 1991 AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OFTRAI

2009-03-24 法律英语 来源:互联网 作者:
Mandatory minimum requirements for certificationofGMDSS radio personnel

  1. Every radio operator in charge of, or performing,radiocommunication duties on a ship shall hold an appropriate certificateor certificates issued or recognized by the Administration under theprovisions of the Radio Regulations.

  2. In addition, a radio operator on a ship which is required by theInternational Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended,to have a radio installation shall:

  (a) be not less than 18 years of age;

  (b) satisfy the Administration as to medical fitness, particularlyregarding eyesight, hearing and speech;

  (c) meet the requirements of the appendix to this regulation.

  3. Every candidate for a certificate shall be required to pass anexamination or examinations to the satisfaction of the Administration.

  4. The level of knowledge required for certification shall besufficient for radio operators to carry out their radiocommunicationduties safely and efficiently. The knowledge required for obtaining eachtype of certificate defined in the Radio Regulations shall be inaccordance with those Regulations. In addition, for all types ofcertificates defined in the Radio Regulations, the required knowledge andtraining shall include the subjects listed in the appendix to thisregulation. In determining the appropriate level of knowledge andtraining, the Administration shall also take into account the relevantrecommendations of the Organization. APPENDIX TO REGULATION IV/2 Minimumadditional knowledge and training requirements for radio personnel

  1. In addition to satisfying the requirements for the issue of acertificate in compliance with the Radio Regulations, radio operatorsshall have knowledge and training, including practical training, in thefollowing:

  (a) the provision of radio services in emergencies, including:

  (i) abandon ship;

  (ii) fire aboard ship;

  (iii) partial or full breakdown of the radio installations;

  (b) the operation of survival craft and rescue boats and theirequipment, with special reference to radio life-saving appliances;

  (c) survival at sea;

  (d) fir

st aid;

  (e) fire prevention and fire-fighting, with particular referenceto the radio installations;

  (f) preventive measures for the safety of ship and personnel inconnection with hazards related to radio equipment, including electrical,radiation, chemical and mechanical hazards;

  (g) the use of the Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR)with particular reference to radiocommunications;

  (h) ship position-reporting systems and procedures;

  (i) the use of the International Code of Signals and the StandardMarine Navigational Vocabulary;

  (j) radio medical systems and procedures.

  2. The Administration may vary, as appropriate, the knowledge andtraining required by paragraph 1 for issue of a radio operator'scertificate to a holder of a certificate issued under the provisions ofchapters II, III or VI, provided the Administration is satisfied that thestandard of training or level of knowledge for issue of the certificateheld is adequate.

  Regulation IV/3 Mandatory minimum requirements to ensure thecontinued proficiency and updating of knowledge for GMDSS radio personnel

  1. Every radio operator holding a certificate or certificates issuedor recognized by the Administration shall, in order to continue to qualifyfor seagoing service, be required to satisfy the Administration as to thefollowing:

  (a) medical fitness, particularly regarding eyesight, hearing andspeech, at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and

  (b) professional competence:

  (i) by performing radio service in a seagoing ship with nosingle interruption exceeding five years; or

  (ii) by virtue of having performed functions relating to theduties appropriate to the grade of certificate held which are consideredto be at least equivalent to the seagoing service required in paragraph1(b) (i); or

  (iii) by passing an approved test or successfully completingan approved training course or courses at sea or ashore which shallinclude those elements which are of direct relevance to the safety of lifeat sea, and which are applicable for the certificate that the person isholding, in accordance with the requirements of the InternationalConvention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, and the RadioRegulations.

  2. When new modes, equipment or practices are to become mandatoryaboard ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party, the Administration mayrequire radio operators to pass an approved test or successfully completean appropriate training course or courses, at sea or ashore, withparticular reference to safety duties.

  3. Every radio operator, in order to continue to qualify for seagoingservice on board particular types of ships for which special trainingrequirements have been internationally agreed upon, shall successfullycomplete approved relevant training or examinations which shall take intoaccount relevant international regulations and recommendations.

  4. The Administration shall ensure that the texts of recent changes ininternational regulations relating to radiocommunications and relevant tothe safety of life at sea are available to ships entitled to fly its flag.

  5. Administrations are encouraged, in consultation with thoseconcerned, to formulate or promote the formulation of a structure ofrefresher and updating courses, either voluntary or mandatory, asappropriate, at sea or ashore, for radio operators who are serving at seaand especially for re-entrants to seagoing service. The course or coursesshould include elements that are of direct relevance to radio duties andinclude changes in marine radiocommunication technology and relevantinternational regulations and recommendations concerning the safety oflife at sea.“

  CHAPTER VI

  Regulation VI/1 Mandatory minimum requirements for the issue ofcertificates of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats

  Replace

the existing heading by: “Mandatory minimum requirements forthe issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft and rescueboats”

  (e) Replace the existing subparagraphs (iii) to (v) and (viii) and(ix) by:

  “(iii) interpret the markings on survival craft and rescue boatswith respect to the number of persons they are permitted to carry;

  (iv) make the correct commands required for launching and boardingthe survival craft and rescue boats, clearing the ship and handling anddisembarking from the survival craft or rescue boat;

  (v) prepare and launch survival craft and rescue boats safely intothe water and clear the ship's side quickly;

  (viii) use signalling equipment including rocket parachute flares,hand flares and buoyant smoke signals;

  (ix) use radio life-saving appliances;

  (x) don and use an immersion suit; use a thermal protective aid“。

  APPENDIX TO REGULATION VI/1

  Replace the existing text of paragraph 2 (c) and (f) by:

  “2. (c) actions to be taken when called to survival craft and rescueboat stations;

  (f) actions to be taken when aboard a survival craft or rescue boat.“

  Replace the existing text of paragraphs 5 to 8 by:

  “5. Construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats andindividual items of their equipment.

  6. Particular characteristics and facilities of survival craft andrescue boats.

  7. Various types of devices used for launching survival craft andrescue boats.

  8. Methods of launching survival craft and rescue boats into a roughsea.“

  Replace the existing text of paragraph 10 by:

  “10. Handling survival craft and rescue boats in rough weather.”

  Replace the existing text of paragraphs 15 to 19 by:

  “15. Radio life-saving appliances carried in survival craft and rescueboats, including satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacons.

  16. Effects of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protectivecovers and protective garments including immersion suits and thermalprotective aids.

  17. Methods of starting and operating a survival craft or rescue boatengine and its accessories together with the use of fire extinguisherprovided.

  18. Use of rescue boats and lifeboats for marshalling liferafts andrescue of survivors and persons in the sea.

  19. Beaching survival craft and rescue boats.

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