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

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Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999

Part 3 : Certification requirements

Division 5 : Qualifying service and removal of limitations, etc

58. Recognition of naval officer's certificate

 

(1) A South African naval officer who holds a naval bridge watchkeeping board examination certificate and who has completed at least one year's sea service as a watchkeeping officer on South African naval ships of 30 metres or more in overall length may apply for the issue of a certificate of competency as deck officer, provided he or she produces documentary proof of having—
(a) completed the one year's sea service within the 10 years preceding the date of application;
(b) completed six months' approved sea service on ships of 500GT or more on unlimited voyages;
(c) performed, during the period referred to in paragraph (b), at least one month's bridge watchkeeping duties under the supervision of a deck officer;
(d) passed, at an accredited institution, the theoretical examinations in the subjects naval architecture, cargo handling and stowage, and business law and personnel management at the level of deck officer;
(e) successfully completed the ARPA section of the Electronic Navigation Systems syllabus in the Code;
(f) been assessed, at levels 1 and 2 in a training record book, at the operational level in cargo handling and stowage, ensuring compliance with pollution prevention requirements, monitoring compliance with legal requirements and operating life-saving appliances; and
(g) been assessed at level 3 for the issue of a certificate of competency as deck officer.

 

(2) An application contemplated in subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by the relevant supplementary documents specified in the annex: Provided that, where the candidate produces documentary proof of having successfully completed a naval course that has been certified by an examiner as equivalent to the course contemplated in the annex, the Registrar shall accept such documentary proof in lieu of the relevant document specified in the annex.