Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 2 : Assessment18. Assessing competence |
| (1) | Candidates required to meet an applicable standard of competence specified in the Training Standards Code shall be assessed to meet that standard at one or more of the following levels as the case requires: |
| (a) | Level 1: Candidates required to complete onboard training shall be assessed on board a ship by appropriately qualified officers, this training shall be recorded in an approved training record book. |
| (b) | Level 2: Candidates required to complete approved training shall be assessed at this level at the accredited maritime training institution providing the training. |
| (c) | Level 3: Candidates for a certificate of competency, any endorsement to a certificate of competency (except in terms of Division 4 of Part 3), or the removal of any limitation to a certificate of competency shall be assessed at this level by way of oral examination to assess a candidate's competence in the aspects of a seafarer's tasks, duties and responsibilities. |
| (2) | A candidate meets the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code when— |
| (a) | for a certificate of competency as an officer, other than those in part 3, division 4, the candidate has been assessed and found competent at levels 1, 2 and 3; |
| (b) | for a certificate of proficiency, and certificate of competency in part 3, division 4, the candidate has been assessed and found competent at levels 1 and 2; and |
| (c) | for a certificate of proficiency as an ordinary seafarer, the candidate has been assessed and found competent at level 1. |
| (3) | A candidate required to be assessed at level 3 shall have been found competent at lower levels, before being assessed at Level 3. |