Deck
The minimum manning requirement for qualified Deck Officers is as follows:
| Fishing area | Length of vessel | Deck officer Fishing vessel Class 1 |
Deck officer Fishing vessel Class 2 |
Deck officer Fishing vessel Class 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | 40m and over | 2 | ||
| Unlimited | under 40m | 1 | ||
| Limited | 30m and over | 1 | 1 | |
| Limited | 24m or more but under 30m |
1 | 1 | |
| Limited | 16.5m or more but under 24m |
1 |
Engineering
Every fishing vessel with a propulsive power of 750 kilowatts or more operating in the unlimited area must carry at least two qualified engineer officers, being at least a Chief Engineer holding an Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency (Fishing Vessel) Class 1 and a Second Engineer holding an Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency (Fishing Vessel) Class 2.
The MCA has issued a General Exemption, which is included as Annex A to this MGN, which allows vessels with a propulsive power of 750 kilowatts or more operating in the limited area, as an alternative to 6.2.1 above, to carry a Chief Engineer holding an Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency (Fishing Vessel) Class 1 and the holder of an Engine Room Watchkeeping 5 day course certificate.
Click the link and refer to MGN 411 for further information on these requirements.