Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Purchase

To obtain a certificate of competency as master (< 1 600 GT port operations), a candidate shall—

(a)	be at least 20 years of age;

(b)	have completed at least 12 months port operations service under the supervision of a master on port operations vessels of 100 GT or more; while holding as a minimum the certificate of competency as skipper (<200 GT port operations); and

(c)	have completed approved education and training and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate.