Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021

Part 3 : Certification Requirements

Division 6 : Chief Engineer Officer (Local and Port Operations)

56. Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (Port Operations)
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To obtain a certificate of competency as second engineer officer of a ship operating within port operations area a candidate making an entry at this level shall—

 

(a) be at least 18 years of age;

 

(b) have completed at least 18 months port operations service in the engineering department of a ship of 100 kW propulsion power or more under the supervision of a qualified engineer officer as part of an accelerated training programme documented in a training record book; and

 

(c) have completed approved education and training and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate.