Merchant Shipping (Manning Scales and Plying Limits) Regulations, 1988 · As enacted · Part II
Section 6
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An officer shall not be deemed to be duly certificated under these Regulations unless he is the holder for the time being of a valid certificate of competency granted under the Act of a grade appropriate to his station in the ship or of a higher grade.
Provided that officers in home-trade and local trade ships holding an equivalent certificate of competency issued by the Government of
Malaysia or Singapore shall be deemed to be duly certificated for the purpose of these Regulations.
The Minister or a person designated by him in that behalf, may declare any officer to be a duly certificated or authorised officer for the purposes of these regulations :-
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such authorisation shall, subject to such conditions as may be endorsed thereon, be valid for a period of one year only, but may from time to time be renewed in like manner and for a like maximum period,
before making any such declaration as aforesaid, the
Minister or other person designated by him shall satisfy himself that the officer is competent to act as an authorised officer, and
no person shall be issued with such authorisations for a total period of more than three years.
Certificates of
Competency to be held by of-ficers of foreign-going, home-trade and local trade ships.
Penalties.
When officer deemed duly certificated.
Grades of
Certificates of
Competency.
Eye-sight test.
Certificates granted by competent authorities recognised.
Production of certificates of competency to
Director.