Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, 1999Part 3 : Certification requirementsDivision 5 : Qualifying service and removal of limitations, etc59. Recognition of radio officer's certificate |
| (1) | A person who holds a certificate as radio operator (class 1 or 2) issued or recognized by or on behalf of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and who has completed at least three years' sea service as a radio officer on trading ships of 500GT or more on unlimited voyages may apply for the issue of a certificate of competency as deck officer, provided he or she produces documentary proof of having— |
| (a) | completed the three years' sea service within the 10 years preceding the date of application; |
| (b) | completed six months' approved sea service on ships of 500GT or more on unlimited voyages and of having successfully completed approved on board training; |
| (c) | performed, during the period referred to in paragraph (b), four months' bridge watchkeeping duties under the supervision of a deck officer; |
| (d) | passed, at an accredited institution, the theoretical examinations in the subjects listed in the deck officer syllabus in the Code; |
| (e) | been assessed, at levels 1 and 2 in a training record book, at the operational level; and |
| (f) | been assessed at level 3 for the issue of a certificate of competency as deck officer. |
| (2) | An application contemplated in subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by the relevant supplementary documents specified in the annex. |