The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the tables above:
| (a) | A sight test certificate is an eyesight certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of the Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004. |
[Paragraph (a) substituted by regulation 26(c) of Notice No. 1197 of 2004]
| (b) | The First Aid at Sea Certificate is valid for a period of five years from the date of passing the examination at an accredited institution. |
| (c) | The Ship Captain's Medical Training Certificate is valid for a period of five years from the date of passing the examination at an accredited institution. For admission to the ship captain's medical training course, a candidate shall hold a valid First Aid at Sea Certificate or an expired Ship Captain's Medical Training Certificate. |
| (d) | Fire-fighting and advanced fire-fighting course certificates are valid for a period of five years from the date of successful completion of the course at an accredited institution. |
| (e) | A restricted certificate of competence in radiotelephony or a GMDSS restricted operator's certificate, as the case may be, will be issued by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to a candidate who passes the qualifying examination. |
| (f) | A medical certificate is a certificate issued in accordance with Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004, and is valid from the date of issue for a period, not exceeding 12 months, stated in the certificate. |
[Paragraph (f) substituted by regulation 26(d) of Notice No. 1197 of 2004]
| (g) | A training record book is an approved book wherein a record is kept of a trainee's practical training and of the assessments of such training at levels 1 and 2. |
| (h) | Watchkeeping certificates, signed by the master(s), serve as proof of a candidate's having acted as a watchkeeping officer. The certificate shall be in the form set out in the Code. |
| (i) | Bridge watchkeeping training certificates, signed by the master(s), attest to the candidate's having spent at least the specified number of months of qualifying service on duties associated with bridge watchkeeping under the supervision of a deck officer. The certificate shall be in the form set out in the Code. |
| (j) | Proof of sea service shall be submitted in the form of a Seaman's Record Book (discharge book) or Certificates of Discharge, signed by the master(s). |
| (k) | Documentary proof of pass at an accredited institution is a document issued by an accredited institution declaring that the candidate has passed a written theoretical examination or has successfully completed an approved course. |
