Breadcrumb

Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 551 of 1998).

Country(ies)

Ireland

Subjects (Classification)

Seafarers - Occupational safety and health and welfare

Adopted on (Date of text)

1998-12-30

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Abstract/Citation

Places responsibilities on companies owning or operating Irish registered seagoing ships to ensure that their ships are manned with personnel of appropriate grades who have been properly trained and certified. The number of certified officers and certified and non-certified ratings must be sufficient at all time to ensure safe and efficient operation of the ship at all time and that detailed records are maintained of all seafarers in their employment.