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

Regulations

Purchase

To obtain a certificate of proficiency as general purpose rating (port operations)—

(a)	a candidate holding certificates of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck and ordinary seafarer engine shall—

(i)	be at least 18 years of age;

(ii)	whilst holding the certificates of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck and as ordinary seafarer engine, have at least 18 months sea service or port operations service on ships of 25 GT or more made up of—

(aa)	at least six months in the deck department;

(bb)	at least six months in the engine department;

(cc)	the remaining six months in either deck or engine department;

(iii)

have completed, during the required sea service or port operations service, an approved onboard training record book (deck and engine); and

(iv)	have completed approved training and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate;

(b)	a candidate holding a certificate of proficiency as able seafarer deck or engine

(i)	whilst holding the certificates of proficiency as able seafarer deck or engine, have at least six months sea service or port operations service in the engineroom or deck department of ships of 25 GT or more made up of—

(aa)	two months sea service as engine or deck hand; and

(bb)	four months whilst holding a provisional certificate of competency as ordinary seafarer engine or deck;

(ii)	have completed, during the required sea service or port operations service, an approved onboard training record book; and

(iii)

have completed approved training and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate.