Where more than half of a candidate's period of qualifying service for a certificate or endorsement referred to in regulation 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 32 consists of sea service performed on ships employed in mining operations contemplated in regulation 61(2)(b)(ii), the relevant certificate or endorsement, as the case may be, shall be limited to mining operations; and, for the purpose of this regulation, references in regulations 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 to approved sea service shall be taken to include sea service performed on ships employed in mining operations.

[Regulation 33 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]