Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013Part 2 : Assessment10. Application for assessment |
| (1) | Every application for assessment and issue of certificate or endorsement shall be in the prescribed format. |
| (2) | Where proof of identity is required, such proof may be in the form of a valid South African identity document or passport or, in the case of a foreign citizen or resident, a valid passport. |
| (3) | A candidate who has successfully applied for issue of a certificate and/or endorsement in which he or she does not need to be assessed at Level 3 may be issued with an interim certificate. An interim certificate shall be in the prescribed format. |
| (4) | An application which requires an assessment at Level 3 shall be made 14 days before the examination dates published by the Authority. Special arrangements for examination may be made with the proper officer of a port in which the examination is to take place. |
| (5) | In the case of doubt about the appropriateness or sufficiency of a candidate's qualifying service, the candidate may submit his or her case, accompanied by the relevant certificates, discharge, testimonial, training records, watchkeeping certificates and such other documents as may be required, for determination by the relevant senior examiner. |
[Regulation 10(5) substituted by regulation 7 of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]
| (6) | Applications for certificates and endorsements by candidates abroad may be submitted and shall include full particulars of the case, accompanied by certified copies of the relevant documents. Original documents should not accompany such applications. |
