The Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1980
The Secretary of State, being satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of safety to make the following Regulations in so far as they require ships to carry qualified deck officers, and after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 99(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970(a), in exercise of powers conferred by sections 43 and 68 of that Act and now vested in him(b), and of section 21(1)(a), (3)(e) and (o), (4)(a), (5) and (6)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act ...