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South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)

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Determination of Charges, 2022

Part 4 : Examination & Certificate

53. Deck officers

 

(1) The following charges are payable for examination and revalidations for the specified certificates of competency:

 

Item

Certificate

Charge

Examination

Revalidation

(1)

Skipper (<200 GT Port Operations)

R 2 262

R 1 441

(2)

Master (<200 GT Near-coastal)

R 2 262

R 1 441

(3)

Master (<200 GT)

N/A

R 1 441

(4)

Officer in charge of a navigational watch (<500 GT Near Coastal)

R 2 712

R 1 441

(5)

Mate (<500 GT)

N/A

R 1 441

(6)

Master (<1 600 GT Port Operations)

R 2 712

R 1 441

(7)

Master (Port Operations)

R 2 876

R 1 441

(8)

Master (<500 GT Near Coastal)

R 2 876

R 1 441

(9)

Master (<500 GT)

N/A

R 1 441

(10)

Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch

R 3 149

R 1 441

(11)

Chief Mate (<3 000 GT)

R 3 446

R 1 441

(12)

Master (< 3000 GT)

R 3 732

R 1 441

(13)

Chief Mate

R 3 909

R 1 441

(14)

Master

R 4 194

R 1 441

(15)

Master (Special Grade).

R 9 079

R 1 441

 

(2) The charges in the revalidation columns of subregulation (1) are applicable in the following instances:
(a) Where a candidate is applying for a lost, stolen or damaged certificate;
(b) Where a candidate is exchanging the certificate that existed prior the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations, 2021, as amended, came into force, for a certificate under the same Regulations.

 

(3)

(a) A charge in the examination column is applicable in the case where a candidate is being examined under the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations, 2021, as amended.
(b) Candidates being examined under the Regulations that existed immediately prior the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations, 2021 shall be charged using relevant equivalencies in those regulations.

 

(4) A charge in the examination column is also applicable in the case where a candidate is being examined to remove any tonnage or operational limitations.

 

(5) A charge of R 530 is payable where an examiner is requested to assess a candidate's sea service or eligibility to attempt an examination for a certificate of competency referred to in subregulations (1) or (2).

 

(6) A candidate who is found competent in an examination is entitled to be issued with an interim certificate immediately after the examination whilst waiting for a certificate to be issued by the Registrar of Seafarers.