I hereby promulgate the Law for Ship's Officer. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This sixteenth day of the fourth month of the twenty-sixth year of Showa (April 16, 1951) Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Law No.149 Law for Ship's Officer Contents Chapter I General Provisions (Articles 1-3) Chapter II Marine Technician's License and State Examination for Marine Technicians (Articles 4-17) Chapter III Ship's Officer (Articles 18-23) Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 24-29) Chapter V Penal Provisions (Articles 30-33) Supplementary Provisions CHAPTER I General Provisions

(Purpose) Article 1. The purpose of this Law is to secure the safety of navigation of vessels by prescribing the qualifications of those who are to man a vessel as ship's officers.

(Definition) Article 2. In this Law "vessel" shall mean a Japanese vessel (a Japanese vessel as prescribed in Article 1 of the Ship's Law (Law No.46 of 1899);hereinafter the same), a vessel other than a Japanese vessel which has been chartered by a person who may possess a Japanese vessel or a vessel other than a Japanese vessel which navigates only between ports or on the lakes, rivers, or harbors of Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and such other islands attached thereto as stipulated by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance;hereinafter the same), excepting those vessels given in the following items: (1) Vessels of less than 5 gross tons; (2) Vessels operated by oars or chiefly by oars; (3) Japanese vessels chartered by those who may not possess Japanese vessels or such other vessels an prescribed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance. 2 In this Law "ship's officer" shall mean a person who, in a vessel, performs the function of a Captain, First Mate, Second Mate, Third Mate, Chief Engineer, First Engineer, Second Engineer, Third Engineer, First Ship's Radio Operator, Second Ship's Radio Operator or Third Ship's Radio Operator. 3 In this Law "marine technician" shall mean a person who has obtained the license mentioned in the provisions of Article 4.

(Application of the Law) Article 3. In this Law the provisions in regard to the owner of a vessel shall apply to the manager in the case of a jointly owned vessel or the charterer in the case of a chartered vessel.

CHAPTER II Marine Technician's License and State Examination for Marine Technicians

(License) Article 4. A person intending to be a ship's officer shall obtain a license as marine technician. 2 The marine technician's license mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be given by the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency to a person who has passed the State Examination for Marine Technicians (hereinafter referred to as "the examination" ). 3 The application for the license mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be made within three months from the day when the applicant passed the examination.

(Qualifications) Article 5. The license mentioned in the preceding Article shall be given in accordance with the following kinds of qualifications: A Class Captain A Class First Mate A Class Second Mate B Class Captain B Class First Mate B Class Second Mate C Class Captain C Class Mate Small-sized Vessel Operator A Class Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer A Class Second Engineer B Class Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer B Class Second Engineer C Class Chief Engineer C Class Engineer A Class Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 2 The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may, as regards the license in respect of the qualifications of A Class Chief Engineer, A Class First Engineer, A Class Second Engineer, B Class Chief Engineer, B Class First Engineer, B Class Second Engineer, C Class Chief Engineer, or C Class Engineer, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, restrict the kind of ship's machinery, as may be fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance.

(Cases Not Licensed) Article 6. Any person coming under any of the following items shall not be granted a license: (1) A person under 18 years of age in the case of the license in regard to the qualifications of a small-sized vessel operator and a person under 20 years of age in the case of the license in regard to the qualifications other than those of a small-sized vessel operator; (2) A person whose license as marine technician has been revoked by the decision mentioned in Article 4 paragraph 2 of the Marine Accident Inquiry Law (Law No.135 of 1947); (3) A person with respect to whom two years have not elapsed since the day when his license was revoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 paragraph 1.

(Registration and Certificate of Competency) Article 7. The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency shall, when he has given a license to a person, register it in the Marine Technician License Register and issue a certificate of competency to such person. 2 The Marine Technician License Register shall be kept by the Marine Safety Agency.

(Term of Validity of License) Article 8. The term of validity of a license shall be five (5) years reckoned from the day of the licensing; provided that, in the cases where a marine technician is, at the time of expiration of the effective term of his license, in a place outside Japan or in other cases prescribed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance, the license held by such person shall continue to be valid for such period not exceeding one (1) year as may be fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance even after expiration of the term of validity. 2 A license in regard to the qualifications of A Class Ship's Radio Operator, B Class Ship's Radio Operator or C Class Ship's Radio Operator shall lose its validity even during the effective term mentioned in the preceding paragraph in case a Radio Operator's License as provided for in Article 41 of the Radio Law (Law No.131 of 1950) has become invalid.

(Renewal of License) Article 9. A marine technician may apply to the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency for the renewal of his license for the same class of qualifications. 2 The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency shall, when there is an application mentioned in the preceding paragraph, give the examination to the applicant within the scope necessary for the renewal of license as may be fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance. 3 The provision of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal of license.

(Revocation, etc. of License) Article 10. The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may, when a marine technician comes under any of the following items, revoke his license, order to suspend his duty during a fixed period of not more than one (1) year or give warning to such person;provided that this shall not apply to the case where the sea casualty mentioned in Article 2 of the Marine Accident Inquiry Law has been caused by one of these items: (1) When he has violated the provisions of this Law or order based thereon; (2) When he has committed any malfeasance in performing his duty as a ship's officer. 2 The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency shall, in case he intends to make the disposition in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, hear the opinion of the Maritime Safety Council and put it into execution in deference to the opinion thereof.

(Hearing) Article 11. The Maritime Safety Council shall, in case it intends to decide the opinion under the provision of paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, hold a public hearing. 2 In the case of the preceding paragraph the Maritime Safety Council shall notify the parties connected with the disposition concerned of the reason wherefor the disposition is going to be made and the date and place of the hearing by 15 days prior to the date, and make public the date and place of the hearing. 3 At the hearing the parties connected with the disposition or proxies thereof or those interested in the case may state their opinions and produce evidences in regard to the case concerned.

(Execution of the Examination) Article 12. The examination shall be conducted by the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency according to the different kinds of qualifications mentioned in Article 5 paragraph 1 (in case he restricts the kinds of ship's machinery as regards the license in accordance with the provision of paragraph 2 of the same Article, the different kinds of qualifications and also the different kinds of ship's machinery).

(Contents of the Examination) Article 13. The examination shall be conducted for the purpose of deciding whether the applicant has knowledge and ability required for a ship's officer. 2 The examination shall consist of the physical examination and the technical examination.

(Qualifications for the Examination) Article 14. No person other than those who have such experience of having been on board a vessel as fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance according to the different kinds of qualifications mentioned in Article 5 paragraph 1 (in case the restriction of the kinds of ship's machinery is made as regards the license in accordance with the provision of paragraph 2 of the same Article, the different kinds of the qualifications and also the different kinds of ship's machinery), shall take the examination. 2 A person who holds a certificate granted by a foreign government as regards seamanship or operation of ship's machinery and who has been approved by the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may take the examination in regard to such qualifications as recognized by the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency as corresponding, regardless of the provision of the preceding paragraph. 3 The examination in regard to the qualifications of A Class Ship's Radio Operator, B Class Ship's Radio Operator or C Class Ship's Radio Operator shall not be taken by any person other than those who have obtained the license mentioned in Article 41 of the Radio Law as fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance as regards the qualifications mentioned in Article 40 of the same Law, in addition to those as provided for in paragraph 1.

(Consultation with the Maritime Safety Council) Article 15. With regard to the important matters relating to the execution of the examination, the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency, shall hear the opinion of the Maritime Safety Council and have a regard therefor.

(Disposition of a Dishonest Examine) Article 16. In case any dishonest conduct is found relating to the examination, the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may suspend the person connected with the unjust conduct from receiving the examination or annul his success in the examination. In such case he may cause such dishonest person not to be take the examination for a fixed period not exceeding two (2) years.

(Delegation to the Order) Article 17. Besides the matters prescribed by this Law, the details related to the license application for and registry of license, form, issuing, reissuing, presentation and return of certificate of competency, etc. and the details for giving the examination such as subjects and formalities of the examination, standards of the physical examination, etc. shall be prescribed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance.

CHAPTER III Ship's Officer

(Qualifications of Those to Man a Vessel as Ship's Officers) Article 18. The owner of a vessel shall cause any of the vessels given in the Vessel column of Annexed Table No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4 or No.5 to be manned with marine technicians having qualifications mentioned in the Qualification column of the same Table or upper grade thereof, as ship's officers enumerated in the Ship's Officer column of the same Table;provided that vessels having no wireless facilities shall require no person to be on board to perform the duty of A Class Snip's Radio Operator, B Class Ship's Radio Operator or C Class Ship's Radio Operator. 2 In the case of marine technicians having been restricted with respect to the kinds of ship's machinery as regards the license in accordance with the provision of Article 5 paragraph 2, the owner of vessel shall not cause those vessels other than those equipped with the restricted kind of ship's machinery to be manned with such marine technicians as any of the ship's officers enumerated in the Ship's Officers column of Annexed Table No.1 or No.2. 3 The classification of upper and lower grades of qualifications mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be in accordance with Annexed Table No.6.

Article 19. The provisions of the preceding Article shall not apply to the case given in each of the following items: (1) When a vessel the ownership of which has been obtained or which has been chartered in a foreign country (any place outside Japan;hereinafter the same) is brought to a port of Japan from a port of the foreign country; (2) When a vessel sailing between ports of a foreign country has caused a vacancy in her ship's officers and replenishment thereof is difficult; (3) When a vessel sailing between a port of Japan and that of a foreign country has caused a vacancy in her ship's officers outside Japan and sails back to the port of Japan; (4) Besides the cases prescribed in the preceding two items, when a vessel has, while navigating, caused a vacancy in her ship's officers and replenishment thereof is difficult.

Article 20. The owner of a vessel shall, when the approval of the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency has been obtained in case his vessel falls under any of the following items, be satisfied with manning the vessel with the marine technicians of the designated qualifications as ship's officers of the designated duty, regardless of the provisions of Article 18: (1) When a vessel is being towed by another vessel; (2) When a vessel is not employed for navigation on account of docking, repair or any other reason; (3) When a vessel is of a peculiar structure or equipment.

(Ship's Officership which a Marine Technician May Assume) Article 21. No person other than marine techinicians who have the qualifications mentioned in the Qualifications column of Annexed Table No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4 or No.5 or upper grade thereof shall perform the duty of the ship's officers enumerated in the Ship's Officer column of the same Table on board the vessel given in the Vessel column of the same Table. 2 The marine technicians who are restricted with respect to the kind of ship's machinery as regards the license in accordance with the provision of Article 5 paragraph 2 shall not perform the duty of the ship's officers enumerated in the Ship's Officer column of Annexed Table No.1 or No.2 on board the vessels other than those equipped with the restricted kind of machinery. 3 The provisions of Article 18 paragraph 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the classification of upper and lower grades of qualifications of paragraph 1.

Article 22. In case the owner of a vessel has obtained the approval of the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency in accordance with the provisions of Article 20, the marine technician of the designated qualifications may perform the duty of the ship's officer of the designated duty in the vessel concerned, regardless of the provisions of the preceding Article.

(Carrying of Certificate of Competency) Article 23. A marine technician shall, when he performs the duty of a ship's officer, keep his certificate of competency in the vessel.

CHAPTER IV Miscellaneous Provisions

(Prohibition of Transfer, etc. of Certificate of Competency) Article 24. The marine technician shall not transfer or lend his certificate of competency to others.

(Appeal) Article 25. A person who is dissatisfied with the dispositions made by the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency in accordance with this Law or orders based thereon, may appeal to the Minister of Transportation.

(Fees) Article 26. Those who apply for the examination, who apply for reissuing of their certificate of competency or who apply for the license in regard to the qualifications of a small-sized vessel operator shall pay the fees. 2 The amount of the fees of the preceding paragraph shall be fixed by Cabinet Order within the limit not exceeding five hundred (500) yen for the applicant for the examination, three hundred (300) yen for the applicant for the reissuing of the certificate of competency and of not more than one hundred (100) yen for the applicant for the license as regards the qualifications of a small-sized vessel operator.

(Delegation of Business) Article 27. The authority to conduct such business concerning the license and examination of a marine technician as related to the qualification of a small-sized vessel operator may, as may be fixed by Cabinet Order, be delegated to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture.

(Affairs in Foreign Countries) Article 28. Affairs mentioned in Article 20 and such other matters as may be provided for by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance shall, in a foreign country, be handled by a consul.

(Establishment of Orders) Article 29. The Minister of Transportation shall confer with the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in case he intends to establish any order based on this Law.

CHAPTER V Penal Provisions

(Penal Provisions) Article 30. Any person who comes under any of the following items shall be punished with a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand (200,000) yen: (1) Any person who has violated the provisions of Article 18 paragraph 1 or paragraph 2; (2) Any person who has caused vessels to be manned as ship's officer with those who have been disposed of with the suspension of work as provided for in Article 10 paragraph 1 of this Law or in Article 5 of the Marine Accident Inquiry Law.

Article 31. Any person who comes under any of the following items shall be punished with a fine not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000) yen: (1) Any person who has violated the provisions of Article 21 paragraph 1 or paragraph 2; (2) Any person who has been engaged in the work of a ship's officer in violation of the disposition of suspension of work as provided for in Article 10 paragraph 1 of this Law or in Article 5 of the Marine Accident Inquiry Law.

Article 32. Any person who has violated the provision of Article 23 or Article 24 shall be punished with a non-criminal fine not exceeding five thousand (5,000) yen.

(Dual Punishment Provisions) Article 33. When a representative of a juridical person or an agent, employee or other workers of a juridical person or an individual has perpetrated the offences under Article 30 in connection with the business of the juridical person or individual, not only the perpetrator shall be punished, but also the juridical person or individual shall be subjected to the punishment under the same Article. However, this shall not apply to the juridical person or individual who has been proved to have exerted due attention and supervision regarding the business in order to prevent such offence of the agent, employee or other workers of the juridical person or individual.

Supplementary Provisions: (Date of Enforcement) 1 The date of enforcement of this Law shall be so fixed by Cabinet Order as to be within a period not exceeding six (6) months calculating from the date of its promulgation. (Special Cases of Application) 2 With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 18 paragraphs 1 and 2 and Article 21 paragraphs 1 and 2, "Annexed Table No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4 or No.5" or "Annexed Table No.1 or No.2" in these provisions shall read "Annexed Table No.7" till August 31, 1954. (Abolition of the Ship's Officer Law) 3 The Ship's Officer Law (Law No.68 of 1896;hereinafter referred to as "the old Law" ) shall be abolished. (Amendment of Other Laws) 4 The Temporary Ship's Control Law (Law No.93 of 1937) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 12 shall be amended as follows:

Article 12. Deleted.

5 The Registry Tax Law (Law No.27 of 1896) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 9 item (1), "B Class Second Mate 150 yen" shall be amended as" B Class Second Mate 150 yen, C Class Captain 100 yen ", and" B Class Second Engineer 150 yen "shall be amended as" B Class Second Engineer 150 yen, C Class Chief Engineer 100 yen ". 6 The Marine Pilot Law (Law No.121 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 5 item (3) shall be amended as follows: (3) A person who has had his license as a marine technician under the Ship's Officer Law (Law No.149 of 1951) revoked or has had his duty of a captain suspended three times or more; In Article 14 paragraph 2, "suspended his license" shall be amended as "disposed of with the suspension of the work" . In Article 23, "revoke or suspend a pilot's license" shall be amended as "revoke a pilot's license or order to suspend the work" . In Article 24 paragraph 1, "who has been suspended" shall be amended as "who has been disposed of with the suspension of the work," and in paragraph 2 of the same Article, "revoke or suspend the pilot's license." shall be amended as "revoke the pilot's license or order to suspend the work." 7 The Marine Accident Inquiry Law shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 4 paragraph 2, "the holder of a certificate of competency" shall be amended as "the marine technician" . Article 5 shall be amended as follows:

Article 5. The disciplinary punishment shall be divided into the following three kinds, the application of which shall be decided according to the relative degree of offences: (1) Revocation of license; (2) Suspension of work; (3) Warning. The period of suspension of work shall be not less than one (1) month but not more than three (3) years.

In Article 34 paragraph 1, "the holder of a certificate of competency" shall be amended as "the marine technician" ;in Article 59, "prohibition of a certificate of competency or revocation of a pilot's license" shall be amended as "revocation of license" ;in Article 60, "a certificate of competency or pilot's license" shall be amended as "the work" ;and in Article 61, "whose certificate of competency or pilot's license" shall be amended as "whose license or work" . (Transitional Provisions) 8 A person who holds at the time of enforcement of this Law a certificate of competency of such kinds as provided for in Article 3 of the old Law (including such other certificate as may be used it lieu of the certificate of competency under the old Law in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Supplementary Provisions of the Law for Partial Amendments to the Ship's Officer Law (Law No.5 of 1944);hereinafter referred to as "the old certificate" ) shall, on the date of enforcement of this Law, be regarded as a person licensed in accordance with this Law in regard to the qualifications of the same title as that of the old certificate, and the registry on the Ship's Officer License Register for such person in accordance with the old Law shall be regarded as the registry on the Marine Technician License Register under this Law and also the certificate of competency held by such person shall be regarded as the certificate of competency under this Law. 9 The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may, when applied by a person who is regarded as licensed in regard to the qualification of a C Class Mate or C Class Engineer in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph and who has such sea experience until August 31, 1954 as provided for by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance, give to such person a license in regard to the qualification of a C Class Captain or C Class Chief Engineer without conducting the examination. 10 The Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may issue without examination the license with respect to the qualification of small-sized vessel operator on the application filed by August 31, 1954 to the person who, at the time of the enforcement of this Law, is actually engaging in the exercise of the duties of captain on the following ships, only in case a head of a city, town or village (a head of a special ward in the case of a special ward) of his residence has certified to that effect: (1) Sailing vessels under 20 G/T; (2) Fishing vessels under 20 G/T; (3) Sailing vessels whose navigation area is the smooth water area. 11 In case a person who, at the time of the enforcement of this Law, is a student of a school authorized by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance where technical knowledge is given in respect of seamanship, operation of ship's machinery or wireless telegraphy and who applies for the examination only for the first time after graduating from such school or in case a person who, at the time of the enforcement of this Law, is a graduate of such school and who applies for the examination only for the first time after graduating from such school, or who applies for such examination before August 31, 1954, the Director of the Maritime Safety Agency may exempt such person from taking the technical examination as may be fixed by Ministry of Transportation Ordinance. 12 The application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Law shall still be as heretofore even after the enforcement of this Law. 13 The disposition of suspension of license made in accordance with the provisions of the Marine Pilot Law prior to the enforcement of this Law shall be regarded as the disposition of suspension of work made in accordance with the amended provisions of the Marine Pilot Law. In this case, the term of suspension shall still be as heretofore. 14 The disposition of prohibition or suspension of use of the certificate of competency made in accordance with the provisions of the former Seamen Discipline Law (Law No.69 of 1892) or the Marine Accident Inquiry Law shall respectively be regarded as the disposition or revocation of marine technician's license or suspension of work made in accordance with the provisions as amended of the Marine Accident Inquiry Law. In this case, the term of suspension shall still be as heretofore. Annexed Table No.1 Vessels other than fishing vessels Vessel Ship's Officer Qualifications Sailing vessels under 20 G/T or sailing vessels other than fishing vessels whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area (only those having no propelling engine of 40 horsepowers or over) Captain Small-sized vessel operator Sailing vessels under 20 G/T or sailing vessels other than fishing vessels whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area (only those having propelling engine of 40 horsepowers or over) Captain Chief Engineer Small-sized vessel operator C Class Engineer Streamships whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area under 100 G/T Captain Chief Engineer C Class Mate C Class Engineer under 200 G/T Captain Chief Engineer C Class Captain C Class Chief Engineer under 500 G/T Captain Chief Engineer B Class Second Mate B Class Second Engineer under 1,000 G/T Captain Chief Engineer B Class First Mate B Class First Engineer 1,000 G/T and over Captain First Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Mate B Class Second Mate B Class First Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Vessels whose navigating area is the Minor Coasting Area under 50 G/T Captain Chief Engineer C Class Mate C Class Engineer under 100 G/T Captain C Class Captain Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 200 G/T Captain C Class Captain First Mate Small-sized vessel operator Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 500 G/T Captain B Class Second Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer under 1,000 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate C Class Captain Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer C Class Chief Engineer 1,000 G/T and over Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Vessels whose navigating area is the 1st Major Coasting Area under 100 G/T Captain B Class First Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer under 200 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer under 500 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 1,000 G/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class Second Mate Second Mate C Class Captain Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Second Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 2,000 G/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class First Mate Second Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 3,000 C/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class First Mate Second Mate B Class Second Mate Third Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 5,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate B Class Captain Second Mate B Class First Mate Third Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Chief s Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer Third Engineer B Class Second Engineer 5,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate B Class First Mate Third Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer Third Engineer B Class First Engineer Vessels whose navigating area is the 2nd Major Coasting Area, 3rd Major Coasting Area or Ocean-Going Area under 3,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class Second Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class Second Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer under 10,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer 10,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class Captain Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class Chief Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer Annexed Table No.2 Fishing Vessels Vessel Ship's Officer Qualifications Fishing vessels under 20 G/T (only those having no propelling engine of 40 horse powers or over) Captain Small-sized vessel operator Captain Small-sized vessel operator Fishing vessels under 20 G/T (only those having propelling engine of 40 horse powers or over) Chief Engineer C Class Engineer Fishing vessels with employment restriction of Class 1 or fishing transports under 50 G/T under 50 G/T Captain C Class Mate Chief Engineer C Class Engineer under 100 G/T Captain C Class Captain Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer 100G/T and over Captain C Class Captain First Mate Small-sized vessel operator Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer Fishing vessels (excluding fishing transports under 50 G/T) with employment restriction of Class II or Class III which are employed within B Area under 50 G/T Captain C Class Captain Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 100 G/T Captain B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 300 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate B Class Captain Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 500 G/T Captain B Class Captain or A Class Second Mate First Mate B Class Second Mate Second Mate C Class Captain Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer or A Class Second Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Second Engineer C Class Chief Engineer under 1,500 G/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class First Mate Second Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 3,000 G/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class First Mate Second Mate B Class Second Mate Third Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer Third Engineer B Class Second Engineer 3,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate B Class Captain Second Mate B Class First Mate Third Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Chief Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer Third Engineer B Class Second Engineer Fishing Vessels with employment restriction of Class II or Class III (excluding fishing transports under 50 G/T) which are employed within the A Area under 200 G/T Captain A Class Second Mate First Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer under 500 G/T Captain A Class First Mate First Mate A Class Second Mate Second Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer First Engineer A Class Second Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer under 1,500 G/T Captain A Class First Mate First Mate A Class Second Mate Second Mate A Class Second Mate Third Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer First Engineer A Class Second Engineer Second Engineer A Class Second Engineer Third Engineer B Class First Engineer under 3,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class Second Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class Second Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer under 10,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer 10,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class Captain Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class Chief Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer Remarks: "B Area shall mean the area surrounded by lines Long.180°E., Lat.13°S., Long.94°E. and Lat.63°N. and" A Area"shall mean the area other than the B Area. Annexed Table No.3 Passenger Vessels Vessel Ship's Officer Qualifications Passenger vessels whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area or Minor Coasting Area under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 3,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 3,000 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Passenger vessels whose navigating area is the Major Coasting Area under 500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 3,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 3,000 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Passenger vessels whose navigating area is the 2nd or 3rd Major Coasting Area or Ocean-Going Area under 500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator under 3,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 10,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator 10,000 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Annexed Table No.4 Vessels other than passenger vessels and fishing vessels Vessels Ship's Office Qualifications Vessels other than passenger vessels whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area or Minor Coasting Area under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 5,500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 5,500 G/R and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Vessels other than passenger vessels whose navigating area is the 1st Major Coasting Area under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 5,500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 5,500 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Vessels other than passenger vessels whose navigating area is the 2nd or 3rd Major Coasting Area or Ocean-Going Area under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator under 5,500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 10,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator 10,000 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Annexed Table No.5 Fishing Vessels Vessel Ship's Officer Qualifications Fishing vessels with employment restriction of Class I under 500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 500G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Fishing vessels with employment restriction of Class II or Class III which are employed in the B Area under 500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 5,500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 5,500 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Fishing vessels with employment restriction of Class II or Class III which are employed in the A Area under 500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 1,600 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class. Ship's Radio Operator under 5,500 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 10,000 G/T First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator 10,000 G/T and over First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Remarks: "B Area" shall mean the area surrounded by lines Long.180 E., Lat.13 S., Long.94 E. and Lat.63 N. and "A Area" shall mean the area other than the B Area. Annexed Table No.6 Upper Grade Lower Grade A Class Captain A Class First Mate A Class First Mate B Class Captain A Class First Mate A Class Second Mate B Class Captain B Class First Mate A Class Second Mate B Class First Mate A Class First Mate B Class Second Mate B Class Second Mate C Class Captain C Class Captain C Class Mate C Class Mate Small-sized vessel operator A Class Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer A Class First Engineer B Class Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer A Class Second Engineer B Class Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer A Class Second Engineer B Class First Engineer B Class First Engineer B Class Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer C Class Chief Engineer C Class Chief Engineer C Class Engineer A Class Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Annexed Table No.7 Vessel Ship's Officer Qualifications Steamships whose navigating area is the Smooth Water Area under 200G/T Captain C Class Mate Chief Engineer C Class Engineer under 500G/T Captain B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 700G/T Captain B Class First Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer under 1,000G/T Captain B Class First Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer 1,000G/T and over Captain B Class First Mate First Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Vessels whose navigating area is the Minor Coasting Area or fishing vessels (excluding sailing vessels and fishing. vessels under 20 G/T) with employment restriction of Class I under 200 G/T Captain C Class Mate Chief Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 500 G/T Captain B Class Second Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 1,000 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator 1,000 G/T and over Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Vessels whose navigating area is the 1st Major Coasting Area, 2nd Major Coasting Area or 3rd Major Coasting Area or fishing vessels (excluding sailing vessels and fishing vessels under 20 G/T) with employment restriction of Class II or Class III, which are engaged in fishing in the B Area under 100 G/T Captain C Class Mate Chief Engineer C Class Engineer under 200 G/T Captain B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 300 G/T Captain B Class Second Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 400 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 500 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 1,000 G/T Captain B Class First Mate First Mate B Class Second Mate Second Mate C Class Mate Chief Engineer B Class First Engineer First Engineer B Class Second Engineer Second Engineer C Class Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 3,000 G/T Captain B Class Captain First Mate B Class First Mate Second Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer B Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 5,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate B Class Captain Second Mate B Class First Mate Third Mate B Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer B Class Chief Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer Third Engineer B Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator 5,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate B Class Captain Second Mate B Class First Mate Third Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer B Class First Engineer Third Engineer B Class First Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator Vessels whose navigating area is the Ocean-Going Area or fishing vessels with employment restriction of Class II or Class III which are engaged in fishing in the A Area under 200 G/T Captain A Class Second Mate First Mate B Class First Mate Chief Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Engineer B Class First Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 500 G/T Captain A Class First Mate First Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer First Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator C Class Ship's Radio Operator under 1,000 G/T Captain A Class First Mate First Mate A Class Second Mate Second Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class First Engineer First Engineer A Class Second Engineer Second Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 3,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class Second Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class Second Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator under 10,000 G/T Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class First Mate Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class First Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator 10,000 G/T and over Captain A Class Captain First Mate A Class Captain Second Mate A Class First Mate Third Mate A Class Second Mate Chief Engineer A Class Chief Engineer First Engineer A Class Chief Engineer Second Engineer A Class First Engineer Third Engineer A Class Second Engineer First Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Second Ship's Radio Operator A Class Ship's Radio Operator Third Ship's Radio Operator B Class Ship's Radio Operator Remarks: "B Area" shall mean the area surrounded by lines Long.180 E., Lat.13 S., Long.94 E. and Lat.63 N. and "A Area" shall mean the area other than the B Area. Minister for Foreign Affairs YOSHIDA Shigeru Minister of Finance IKEDA Hayato Minister of Agriculture and Forestry HIROKAWA Kozen Minister of Transportation YAMAZAKI Takeshi Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru