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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999

Part 2 : Assessment

17. Written examinations

 

(1) Written examinations shall be conducted by accredited institutions and shall cover the subjects required for each certificate or endorsement as specified in the Code so as to ensure that candidates have attained the standard of theoretical knowledge required in the Code.

 

(2) The Authority shall designate examiners who shall—
(a) moderate examination question papers and memoranda at least 30 days before the appointed examination date;
(b) moderate examination scripts;
(c) re-mark examination scripts at the request of an accredited institution; and
(d) consult with the relevant lecturer or internal examiner of an accredited institution when a negative trend or fault is detected in a memorandum, script or batch of scripts.

 

(3) In the subjects chartwork, navigation, naval architecture and emergency procedures for deck officers, a candidate shall be required to obtain a final aggregate pass-mark of at least 60 per cent in each subject; in all other subjects, in both the deck officer and engineer officer syllabuses, the final pass-mark for each subject shall be at least 50 per cent.

[Regulation 17(3) substituted by regulation 8 of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]

 

(4) In cases of doubt about a candidate's final mark in the subjects chartwork, navigation, naval architecture, emergency procedures and engineering knowledge, the examiner's decision shall be final.

[Regulation 17(4) substituted by regulation 8 of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]