1 Seafarers shall not work on a ship unless they
are trained or certified as competent or otherwise qualified to perform
their duties.
2 Seafarers shall not be permitted to work on
a ship unless they have successfully completed training for personal
safety on board ship.
3 Training and certification in accordance with
the mandatory instruments adopted by the International Maritime Organization
shall be considered as meeting the requirements of paragraphs 1 and
2 of this Regulation.
4 Any Member which, at the time of its ratification
of this Convention, was bound by the Certification of Able Seamen
Convention, 1946 (No. 74), shall continue to carry out the obligations
under that Convention unless and until mandatory provisions covering
its subject matter have been adopted by the International Maritime
Organization and entered into force, or until five years have elapsed
since the entry into force of this Convention in accordance with paragraph
3 of Article VIII, whichever date is
earlier.