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A certificate of competency for deck officers may be issued for the following grades -

(a} officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 tons or more;

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chief mate on ships of 500 tons or more;

(c} master on ships of 500 tons or more;

(d} chief mate on ships of between 500 and 3,000 tons operating in near-coastal voyages;

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master on ships of between 500 and 3,000 tons operating in near-coastal voyages;

If} officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of less than 500

tons operating in near-coastal voyages;

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master on ships of 500 tons or less operating in near-coastal voyages.

The mm1mum requirements for certification of such deck officers referred to in sub-regulation (1) are as specified in Part II of the Examination and