Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 1 : General4. Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Seafarers |
| (1) | The Authority shall designate officers qualified in accordance with these Regulations, under the employ of the Authority to be the Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Seafarers. |
| (2) | In addition to functions specified in their instrument of appointment, the Registrar of Seafarers and the Deputy Registrar of Seafarers have the following duties: |
| (a) | Issuing certificates of competency and proficiency in accordance with the Act; |
| (b) | issuing endorsements to certificates in accordance with the Act; |
| (c) | maintaining an electronic register of all certificates of competency and of proficiency issued or recognised under the Act, and of all matters affecting them; |
| (d) | making available information on the status of certificates of competency and of proficiency, including the matters affecting them, to other competent authorities or shipping firms requesting verification of the authenticity or validity of certificates produced to them; |
| (e) | supporting the chief examiner in his duties in relation to regulation 5 below; and |
| (f) | performing the functions incidental to those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) above. |
| (3) | The Registrar shall perform his or her functions in accordance with the applicable quality standards system implemented pursuant to Regulation 6 below. |