European Communities (Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 August 2020.
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paragraphs: The European Communities (Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 506 of 1997 )
(a) in Regulation 3(3)(a), by the substitution of “over 500” for “of 500 or more”,
(b) by the insertion of the following Regulation after Regulation 8:
“8A. (1) The owner of a vessel shall ensure that the captain of the vessel-
(a) has attended an approved medical training course relating to the category of vessel concerned, and
(b) undertakes an approved updated medical training course within-
(i) a period of 2 years commencing on the date on which this Regulation comes into operation, and
(ii) each 5 year period thereafter, each such 5 year period commencing on the date the last approved updated medical training course was undertaken by the person.
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, an approved medical training course is one-
(a) completed as part of the requirements for obtaining a certificate of competency, or
(b) specified for the time being by the Marine Survey Office as being approved, being a course which-
(i) takes into account the specific risks and needs connected with the category of vessel concerned,
(ii) is in accordance with the general guidelines set out in Annex V of the Council Directive, and
(iii) takes into account, where the vessel is a fishing vessel that has fishermen on board, the number of fishermen on board, the area of operation of the vessel and the length of the voyage.
(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, an approved updated medical training course is a course specified for the time being by the Marine Survey Office as being such a course.
(4) In this Regulation-
“certificate of competency” means a certificate of competency-
(a) issued under the Regulations of 1988,
(b) deemed, in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Regulations of 1988, to be a certificate of competency issued under those Regulations, or
(c) issued under the European Union (Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 242 of 2014 );
“commercial fishing” means all fishing operations with the exception of subsistence fishing and recreational fishing;
“fisherman” means a person who works in any capacity under a contract of employment or in an employment relationship on board a fishing vessel, including any other person engaged in activities relating to fishing who is present on the same vessel in order to protect the overall health and safety of the persons on board, but does not include-
(a) a person who is a pilot within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11 of 1996), or
(b) a shore person carrying out work on board a fishing vessel at the quay side;
“fishing vessel” means any ship or boat registered in the State, of any nature whatsoever, irrespective of the form of ownership, used or intended to be used for commercial fishing;
“Regulations of 1988” means the Fishing Vessels (Certificate of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1988 ).”,
(c) in Regulation 9(1), by the substitution of “shall” for “may”, and
(d) in Regulation 10(1) –
(i) in subparagraph (d), by the substitution of “Regulation 7,” for “Regulation 7, or”,
(ii) in subparagraph (e), by the substitution of “Regulation 8, or” for “Regulation 8.”, and
(iii) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (e):
“(f) Regulation 8A(1),”.