Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 2 : Assessment20. Level 3 assessment |
| (1) | All certificates issued under Part 3 Divisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of these Regulations shall be assessed at level 3. |
| (2) | The assessment shall be conducted by an examiner in the presence of an assessor in accordance with the Authority’s Quality Standards System. |
| (3) | A candidate being assessed for dispensation shall be assessed in accordance with the certificate for which a dispensation is being issued. Assessment for dispensation may include or be only a practical assessment. |
| (4) | The examiner shall issue a certificate to a candidate who has been assessed as competent and complies with all the requirements for the certificate as set out by the Authority’s Quality Standards System. |
| (5) | If a candidate is assessed as not yet competent, the examiner shall issue the candidate with a written result as set out in the Authority’s Quality Standards System. |
| (6) | If a candidate is assessed and found to be not yet competent because of a significant deficiency in the candidate's knowledge, the examiner may require that the candidate complete a further period of appropriate qualifying service, not exceeding six months, before reapplying for the certification concerned. |
| (7) | If a candidate, without reasonable excuse, fails to appear for the assessment at the appointed time and place, the examiner shall assess the candidate as not yet competent by default. |