Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00346:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00346
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Character Range: 16073–19182

other obstruction.
12.4 Floating a grounded vessel, with and without assistance.
12.5 Action to be taken following a collision.
12.6 Temporary plugging of leaks.
12.7 Measures for the protection and safety of crew in emergencies.
12.8 Limiting damage and salving the vessel following a fire or explosion.
12.9 Abandoning ship.
12.10 Emergency steering, rigging and use of jury steering and the means of rigging a jury rudder, where practicable.
12.11 Rescuing persons from a ship in distress or from a wreck.
12.12 Man‑overboard procedures.
12.13 Towing and being towed.

13 Medical care
13.1 Knowledge of first aid
13.2 Knowledge of procedures for obtaining medical advice by radio.
13.3 A thorough knowledge of the use of the following publications:
.1 International Medical Guide for Ships or equivalent national publications;
.2 Medical section of the International Code of Signals.

14 Maritime law
14.1 A knowledge of international maritime law as embodied in the international agreements and conventions as they affect the specific obligations and responsibilities of the skipper, particularly those concerning safety and the protection of the marine environment. Particular regard should be paid to the following subjects:
.1 certificates and other documents required to be carried on board fishing vessels by international conventions, how they may be obtained and the period of their legal validity;
.2 responsibilities under the relevant requirements of the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977;
.3 responsibilities under the relevant requirements of Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
.4 responsibilities under international conventions for the prevention of pollution from ships;
.5 maritime declarations of health; the requirements of international health regulations;
.6 responsibilities under the Convention on the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972;
.7 responsibilities under other international instruments affecting the safety of the ship and crew.
14.2 The extent of knowledge of national maritime legislation is left to the discretion of the Administration but should include national arrangements for implementing applicable international agreements and conventions.

15 English language
15.1 Adequate knowledge of the English language enabling the skipper to use charts and other nautical publications, to understand meteorological information and measures concerning the vessel's safety and operation and to express himself clearly in his communications with other ships or coast stations. Ability to understand and use the IMO Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary.

16 Communications
16.1 Ability to transmit and receive messages by Morse light and to use the International Code of Signals; where the Administration has examined candidates in these subjects at lower levels of certification, they may have the option of not re‑examining in these subjects.
16.2 Knowledge of procedures used in radiotelephone communication and ability to use radiotelephone equipment,