Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Seamen's Documents) Regulations, 20003. Application for record book |
| (1) | Application for a record book shall be made in the approved form by the applicant in person or through his or her employer or a duly authorized agent either of the applicant or of the employer. |
| (2) | An application contemplated in subregulation (1) shall be lodged with a proper officer and shall, subject to subregulation (3), be accompanied by— |
| (a) | the relevant fee; |
| (b) | the applicant's official identity document or valid passport; |
| (c) | the applicant's original certificates of competency or qualification that are required to enable the proper officer to make the relevant entries in the record book; |
| (d) | documentary proof of the applicant having successfully completed the relevant prescribed pre-sea training (if any); and |
| (e) | two recent photographs, of size 65 mm by 40 mm, of the applicant. |
| (3) | Where application is made through an employer or agent, there shall be lodged in lieu of the original documents and certificates referred to in subregulation (2)(b) to (d), copies of such documents and certificates duly certified by a commissioner of oaths as being true copies of the originals, and the photographs referred to subregulation (2)(e) shall be so certified as being a true likeness of the applicant. |