MERCHANT SHIPPING (CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT) RULES

MERCHANT SHIPPING (CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT) RULES

MERCHANT SHIPPING (CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY
IN SURVIVAL CRAFT) RULES

281, section 6(2))

[27 July 1984.]

1. Theseles may be cited as the Merchant Shipping
of Proficiency in Survival Craft) Rules.

2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

'approved' means approved by the Director;

.,certificate of proficiency in survival craft- means a certificate issued
under rule 4;

-discharge book' includes a Seaman's Service Record Book;

'Examination Centre' means the Examination Centre of the Marine
Department;

'examiner' means a person appointed to be an examiner under section
6(1) of the Ordinance;

'responsible authority', in relation to a training school or course,
means the person in charge of that school or course, as the case
may be;

'Seaman's Service Record Book' means a service record book issued
under the Merchant Shipping (Recruiting of Seamen) (Service
Record Books) Regulations.

3. (1) An applicant for a certificate of proficiency in survival craft
shall have

(a) attained 18 years of age;

(b) attended an approved basic sea survival course;

(c)completed sea service of not less than 12 months or, such
shorter period as the Director may allow, having regard to the
applicant's completion of an approved survival craft training
course;

(d)satisfied an examiner by practical demonstration, as required,
of his ability to carry out the tasks listed in Part 1 of the First
Schedule;

(e)satisfied an examiner that he is familiar with the matters
relating to the launching and operation of survival craft and
survival at sea listed in Part 11 of the First Schedule; and





satisfied an examiner that he has sufficient knowledge of the
English language to understand, or give, any necessary
orders that may be given to or by him in the course of his
duties in connexion with survival craft.

(2) Every application to take an examination for the purposes of
these rules and the conduct of such examination shall conform with the
provisions of the Second Schedule.

4. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) the Director shall, if satisfied that the
applicant has fulfilled the requirements of rule 3, issue a certificate of
proficiency in survival craft upon payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) Before issuing a certificate of proficiency in survival craft the
Director may require the applicant to produce to him certificates or other
documents showing to the satisfaction of the Director that the applicant
has fulfilled the requirements of rule 3.

(3) A certificate of proficiency in survival craft shall be in the form
set out in the Third Schedule.

5. A record of all certificates of proficiency in survival craft issued
under these rules and of the suspension, cancellation or alteration of.
and any other matters affecting such certificates, shall be kept by the
Director.

6. (1) If a person entitled to a certificate of proficiency in survival
craft proves to the satisfaction of the Director that the certificate has
been lost or destroyed, the Director shall, upon payment of the
prescribed fee, if any, issue a copy of the certificate certified as such,
which shall have the same effect as the certificate originally issued.

(2) An application for a certified copy of a lost certificate of
proficiency in survival craft should be made at the Examination Centre,
accompanied by the prescribed fee. A declaration as to the
circumstances in which the certificate was lost must be made by the
applicant before an examiner.

7. (1) If the Director is of the opinion that the holder of a certificate
of proficiency in survival craft is, due to his age, illness, physical
disability or general inefficiency, likely to be incapable of performing his
duties, the Director may by notice in writing to the holder of the
certificate of proficiency require him to undergo within the period
specified in the notice a re-examination based on the syllabus specified
in the First Schedule and conducted in accordance with the Second
Schedule.

(2) If the holder of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft who
is required to undergo a re-examination under paragraph (1)-

(a) does not pass the examination; or





(b)is not permitted to take or complete the re-examination in
pursuance of paragraph 5(2) of the Second Schedule; or

(c)fails or refuses without reasonable excuse to undergo the re-
examination within the period specified in the notice,

the Director may by notice in writing sent to the holder cancel the
certificate.

(3) Where a certificate of proficiency in survival craft is cancelled
under paragraph (2) the holder shall forthwith deliver the certificate to
the Director.

8. The fees prescribed in the Fourth Schedule shall be payable in
respect of the matters specified in relation thereto in that Schedule.

3(1)(d) (e)

SYLLABUS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT

Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiner-

(a)by practical demonstration, as required, ot' his ability to carry out the
tasks listed in Part 1 below; and

(h)that he is familiar with the matters relating to the launching and
operation of survival craft and survival at sea listed in Part 11 below.

PART I

1 Each candidate will be required to act as the person in charge and also to
take part in the practical operations of launching and boarding a survival craft,
clearing the ship or dock side quickly, handling whilst afloat and disembarkation
from and the recovery of survival craft.

2. Each ea candidate will be expected to know the allocation of duties for
the

craft in use, the orders commonly used in the operations of launching. handling
and
recovery, and in particular the specific commands---STILL-and---CARRYON---.

3. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to don a
lifejacket correctly.

4. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he can interpret the
markings on a survival craft with respect to the number of persons it is permitted
to carry.

5. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to row. steer,
erect a mast, set the sails, manage a boat under sail and steer by compass.

6. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to use
signalling equipment, including pyrotechnics, and portable radio equipment for
survival craft.





PART II

1 Emergency situations
(a) Collision.
(b) Fire.
(c) Stranding.
(d) Foundering.

2. Musters, drills, abandonment
(a) Emergency and abandon ship signals.
(b) Action to be taken when signals are made.
(c) Duties assigned to crew members in muster list.
(d) The value of training and drills: the need to be ready for any emergency.

3. Survival procedure
(a) Action to be taken when required to abandon ship.
(b) Action to be taken when in the water.
(c) Action to be taken when aboard a survival craft.
(d) Main dangers to survivors.
(e) Methods of helicopter rescue.

4. Life-saving appliances

Life-saving appliances and arrangements in general use on board ships.

5. Types of survival craft
The construction and outfit of the following survival craft, together with their
particular characteristics and facilities-
(a) Lifeboat.
(b) Enclosed lifeboat.
(c.) Class C boat.
(d) Inflatable boat.
(e) Davit-launched inflatable liferaft.
(f) Hand-launched inflatable liferaft.
(g) Rigid liferaft.
(h) Any other survival craft in general use.

6. Operation of survival craft
(a) Preparation.
(b) Launching, including methods of launching into a rough sea.
(c) Boarding.
(d) Clearing the ship's side.
(e) Action to be taken after leaving the ship.
(f) Coming alongside.
(g) Disembarkation.
(h) Beaching.





7. Types of davit and their methods of operation

(a) Gravity.

(b) Luffing

(c) Single Arm.

(d) Any other type of davit in general use.

8. Operation of davits for recovery of boats

(a) Manual means.

(b) Compressed air.

(c) Electricity.

(d) Any other method in general use.

9. Means of propulsion

(a) Rowing.

(b) Sailing.
(c) Motor:methods of starting and operating survival craft motors and their
accessories.

(d) Hand propelling gear.

10. Survival craft handling

(a) Handling in rough weather.

(b)Use of emergency boats and motor lifeboats for marshalling liferafts and
rescue of survivors and persons in the sea.

11. Instructions

The instructions provided with and attached to survival craft and their equip-

ment.

12. Use of survival craft equipment

(a) Protective covers.

(b) First Aid kit.

(c) Painters.

(d) Sea anchors and drogues

(e) Fire extinguishers.

(j)Radio devices including approved emergency position indicating radio
beacons.

(g) Other survival craft equipment.

13. Medical

(a)The effect of hypothermia and its prevention including the wearing of
protective garments to maximum advantage.







(b) The effects of dehydration and heat exposure.

(c) Resuscitation techniques.

(d) Dealing with injured persons during and after abandonment.

14. Provisions

The apportionment of food and water carried in survival craft.





SECOND SCHEDULE [rules 3(2), 7(1) 7(2).]

PROCEDURE FOR EXAMINATION FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF
PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT

1. (1) Every application to be examined for a certificate of proficiency in
survival craft shall be made to the Examination Centre.

(2) Every application to be examined shall be made on a form obtainable
from the Examination Centre and shall be accompanied by

(a)a discharge book or such other evidence as may be necessary to establish to
the satisfaction of the examiner that the applicant has performed the sea
service specified in or under rule 3;

(b)a certificate of attendance at an approved basic sea survival course (unless
attendance is officially recorded in the applicant's discharge book); and

(c) 2 suitable identical passport-size photographs of the applicant.

(3) Every application when completed shall be lodged with the examiner, who
shall, if satisfied that the applicant is eligible to take the examination, ensure that
the applicant is notified of the arrangements made for the examination, or, if not
so satisfied. inform the applicant in writing that his application is refused, stating
the reason for refusal.

2. (1) Lifeboats and liferafts to be used in the examination must comply with
the requirements of the Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Regulations
and the full range of equipment prescribed in those regulations must be available
during the examination.

(2) Candidates will be required to wear lifejackets throughout the examination
unless the examiner. at his discretion. allows them to be removed during a portion
of the examination.

(3) On the completion of the examination, the examiner shall inform the
applicant of the result, record the result on the form of application and submit the
form to the Director.

3. An examination for a certificate of proficiency in survival craft may. in the
case of a person undergoing an approved course of pre-sea training at an approved
nautical school, be taken by that person at that school during the course in
accordance with approved arrangements made by the responsible authority.

4. The Director shall, if satisfied that an applicant is entitled to the grant of a
certificate of proficiency in survival craft, cause such a certificate to be issued to
the applicant in the form prescribed in the Third Schedule or. if not so satisfied,
inform the applicant in writing that his application is refused. stating the reasons
for the refusal.

5. (1) The examiner shall not permit a candidate to take any examination
under these rules unless he is satisfied that the candidate is eligible to take the
examination and is the person in respect of whom the application for examination
has been made.

(2) If before the commencement, or during the course, of an examination, the
examiner becomes aware that a candidate has a physical or other disability which in
his opinion would render the candidate incapable of performing the duties required
in respect of survival craft, the examiner shall not permit the candidate to take or
complete the examination.

(3) Where the examiner does not permit a candidate to take or complete the
examination under paragraph (1) or (2) he shall state his reasons on the form of
application and submit the form to the Director.







6. Any candidate who is aggrieved by any decision of the examiner may
appeal to the Director within 30 days of being notified of such a decision.





THIRD SCHEDULE [rule 4(3).]

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT)
RULES
HONG KONG

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT

Hong Kong Certificate
Crest Number
Name in Date of Discharge Book Photograph
Full Birth Number

Chinese

Place of
Birth

Space fin.

Photograph
English

This is to certify that the above-named is duly qualified in accordance with
the Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Proficiency in Survival Craft) Rules.

.........

Director of Marine

.................

Signature of Holder

Examiner

Office Date Stamp

FOURTH SCHEDULE [rule 8.1

FEES
......................................S
1. For sitting the examination for a certificate of proficiency in survival
craft ................................1 150.00
2. For issue of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft 50.00
3. For issue of a copy of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft. except
where the loss or destruction of the original certificate was occasioned
by the wreck or loss of a ship or by a fire on board ship, in which case
no fee shall be payable ..............50.00
Citation. Interpretation. (Cap. 281.) (Cap. 135, sub. leg.) Conditions for the grant of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Issue of certificate of proficiency in survival craft. Third Schedule. Record of certificates. Loss of certificates. Loss of certificate. Re-examination. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Fees. Fourth Schedule. Application for examination. Conduct of examinations for certificates of proficiency in survival craft. (S.I. 1980/538.) Examinations at training schools. Issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft. Third Schedule. Verifications etc. by examiner. Appeals from decisions of examiner.

Citation. Interpretation. (Cap. 281.) (Cap. 135, sub. leg.) Conditions for the grant of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Issue of certificate of proficiency in survival craft. Third Schedule. Record of certificates. Loss of certificates. Loss of certificate. Re-examination. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Fees. Fourth Schedule. Application for examination. Conduct of examinations for certificates of proficiency in survival craft. (S.I. 1980/538.) Examinations at training schools. Issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft. Third Schedule. Verifications etc. by examiner. Appeals from decisions of examiner.

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