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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999

Part 3 : Certification requirements

Division 1 : Deck officer certificates

26. Master (port operations)

 

(1) A candidate for the certificate of competency as master (port operations) shall be at least 20 years of age and shall have—
(a) completed—
(i) at least 12 months' port operations service as officer in charge of a navigational watch on port operations vessels of 100GT or more while holding, as a minimum, a certificate of competency as skipper (port operations); or

[Regulation 26(1)(a)(i) substituted by regulation 9(a) of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]

(ii) at least 12 months' approved sea service as an officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 100GT or more on unlimited or near-coastal voyages while holding, as a minimum, a certificate of competency as mate (coastal);
(b) passed a theoretical examination at an accredited institution and have successfully completed training; and
(c) been assessed at level 3.

 

(2) Where the port operations service contemplated in subregulation (1)(a)(i) has been gained on ships restricted to operating within the confines of the breakwaters of a port, the certificate shall be limited accordingly.

[Regulation 26(2) substituted by regulation 9(b) of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]