[Regulation 61 substituted by regulation 24 of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]
(1)
| (a) |
Service performed on ships not regularly proceeding to sea shall count in full towards qualifying service if the time actually spent at sea equals or exceeds two-thirds of the total period of a candidate's service on the ship. If the time actually spent at sea is less, then one and a half times the time actually spent at sea shall count towards qualifying service. |
| (b) |
The time spent by a candidate standing by a ship under construction or refit, but not exceeding six months, shall count in full towards qualifying service. |
| (2) |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these regulations, sea service performed on ships employed in mining operations counts towards the qualifying service for a deck officer certificate, as follows: |
| (a) |
in the case of a certificate limited to mining operations, the sea service counts in full towards the qualifying service; and |
| (i) |
if mining operations were conducted for less than two thirds of the period of sea service, the sea service counts in full towards the qualifying service; or |
| (ii) |
if mining operations were conducted for two thirds or more of the period of sea service, the sea service is not to count for more than one-half of the qualifying service. |
[Regulation 61(2) substituted by regulation 23 of Notice No. R. 602 of 2002]
| (3) |
A candidate claiming qualifying service in accordance with subregulation (1) or (2) shall produce a statement from the master or owner of each ship on which the service was performed, giving particulars of the dates when— |
| (a) |
the ship was at sea on passage and at anchor and of the work that the ship was engaged in and of the area of operation; or (as the case may be) |
| (b) |
the ship was under construction or refit. |
| (4) |
Qualifying service claimed in accordance with this regulation shall count as service on ships on unlimited or near-coastal voyages, as the case may be. |
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
