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South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)

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Determination of Charges, 2022

Part 4 : Examination & Certificate

56. Rating certificates and certificates of Proficiency

 

(1) The following charges are payable for the application, issue and revalidation of Ratings Certificates and Certificates of Proficiency as defined in the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations, 2021:

 

Item

Certificate

Charges

(1)

Ordinary Seafarer, Able Seafarer, Ship’s Cook, Electro-technical rating and General purpose rating (port operations) any certificate of Proficiency e.g. requiring the issue of a new booklet

R 798

(2)

Endorsement or leaflet to Certificates in items (1), and those in Determinations 52, 53 and 54 regardless of the amount of Certificate of Proficiencies in a single application.

R 530

 

(2) The charges in subregulation (1) are applicable in the following instances:
(a) For revalidation of certificate;
(b) Where a candidate is applying for a lost, stolen or damaged certificate; and
(c) Where a candidate is exchanging the certificate that existed prior the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations, 2021, as amended, came into force, for a certificate under the same Regulations.

 

(3) A candidate whose application is successful is entitled to be issued with an interim certificate immediately after the examination whilst waiting for a certificate to be issued by the Registrar of Seafarers.