| (1) | A candidate for the certificate of competency as master (port operations) shall be at least 20 years of age and shall have— |
| (i) | at least 12 months' port operations service as officer in charge of a navigational watch on port operations vessels of 100GT or more while holding, as a minimum, a certificate of competency as skipper (port operations); or |
[Regulation 26(1)(a)(i) substituted by regulation 9(a) of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]
| (ii) | at least 12 months' approved sea service as an officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 100GT or more on unlimited or near-coastal voyages while holding, as a minimum, a certificate of competency as mate (coastal); |
| (b) | passed a theoretical examination at an accredited institution and have successfully completed training; and |
| (c) | been assessed at level 3. |
| (2) | Where the port operations service contemplated in subregulation (1)(a)(i) has been gained on ships restricted to operating within the confines of the breakwaters of a port, the certificate shall be limited accordingly. |
[Regulation 26(2) substituted by regulation 9(b) of Notice No. R. 502 of 2002]
