Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter III : Certificates of Competency, Service and Qualification74. When ship's officers and other persons deemed to be duly certificated |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of sections 83 and 84, a master, ship's officer or rating shall not be deemed to be duly certificated as such for the purposes of this Act, unless he is the holder for the time being in the case of a— |
| (a) | master or ship's officer, of a valid certificate of competency or certificate of service, issued in terms of this Act, of a grade appropriate to the ship in which he is employed and to his station in the ship, or of a higher grade; or |
| (b) | rating, of a valid certificate of qualification, issued or recognised in terms of this Act. |
[Section 74(1) substituted by section 6 of Act No. 57 of 1998]
| (2) | Whenever the question arises whether any certificate is of a higher grade than any other certificate, that question shall be determined by the Authority, in accordance with the regulations relative thereto, if any. |