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

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Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999

Part 3 : Certification requirements

Division 5 : Qualifying service and removal of limitations, etc

64. Removal of coastal limitation to certificate of competency as skipper

 

The holder of a certificate of competency as skipper (coastal) who desires the issue of a certificate of competency as skipper (unlimited) shall have—

(a) completed half the qualifying service required for the certificate desired;
(b) completed an assessment at level 3; and
(c) passed a bridging examination, conducted by an accredited institution, covering the units of competency not covered in the examination for the certificate held.