Acts Online
GT Shield

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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021

Part 1 : General

5. Chief Examiner and Senior Examiners

 

(1) The Authority shall—
(a) in terms of section 77(4) of the Act, appoint examiners in accordance with established procedures; and
(b) designate in writing, from among the examiners, a senior examiner (deck), a senior examiner (engine), a senior examiner (radio) and a chief examiner.

 

(2) The functions of examiners shall be part of the Quality Standards System of the Authority.

 

(3) In addition to the functions specified in these Regulations, a chief and a senior examiner have the functions specified in his or her instrument of appointment.

 

(4) The chief examiner and senior examiner's duties are—
(a) developing policies on assessment, evaluation and examinations;
(b) developing and maintaining the Quality Standards System for the matters relating to applicable examinations and standards;
(c) designating examination centres;
(d) keeping abreast with the developments at the Organization;
(e) communicating information relating to these Regulations as required by the STCW Convention and STCW-F Convention to the Organization;
(f) ensuring standards of accreditation and the auditing of training institutions are maintained;
(g) to audit parties to the conventions for the purpose of recognition of foreign certificates and qualifications; and
(h) compiling and submitting any reports required to be submitted to the IMO and any other organisation under such international statutes to which these Regulations give effect.