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

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Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013

Part 2 : Assessment

16. Moderation of Written Examination Papers

 

(1) This regulation applies to written examinations that form part of assessment at level 2 for certificates of competency covered by these regulations.

 

(2) The Authority shall designate, in writing, one or more examiners to do any one or more of the following:
(a) moderate examination question papers, memoranda and scripts, provided that examination question papers and memoranda are submitted 30 days prior to the examination date;
(b) re-mark examination scripts, if requested by the maritime training provider concerned; and
(c) consult with instructors and assessors, about defects or other problems detected in examination memorandum scripts and/or question papers;

 

(3) For a course covering the syllabus in the Code for chartwork, navigation, naval architecture, emergency procedures the minimum aggregate mark for a candidate for a certificate of deck competency shall be 60 per cent. For other candidates, and courses covering other syllabuses, the minimum aggregate mark shall be 50 per cent.

 

(4) In the case of doubt about a candidate's aggregate mark for a course covering the syllabus in the Code for chartwork, navigation, naval architecture, emergency procedures or engineering knowledge, the decision of the relevant senior examiner shall be final.