Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) Regulations, 2021Part 3 : Certification RequirementsDivision 8 : Rating Certificates of Proficiency66. Ordinary Seafarer Deck |
| (1) | For the purpose of this regulation a provisional certificate is valid for a period of six months from the date of issue and shall be exchanged for a certificate of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck issued by the Authority within the period of validity. |
| (2) | To obtain a certificate of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck— |
| (a) | a candidate making entry without an accelerated training programme shall— |
| (i) | be at least 16 years of age; |
| (ii) | have at least six months sea service in the deck department on vessels of 25 GT or more on any voyages; |
| (iii) | have completed, during the required sea service, onboard training with a steering certificate, that is documented in an approved training record book and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate; and |
| (iv) | hold the provisional certificate of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck issued by the master of the ship on which the onboard training was completed; |
| (b) | a candidate on an accelerated training programme shall— |
| (i) | be at least 16 years of age; |
| (ii) | have completed at least two months sea service in the deck department on vessels of 25 GT or more on any voyages as part of an approved accelerated training programme that is documented in an approved training record book and meet the standards of competence specified in the Training Standards Code for this certificate; and |
| (iii) | the provisional certificate of proficiency as ordinary seafarer deck issued by the master of the ship on which the onboard training was completed. |