Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013Part 2 : Assessment16. Moderation of Written Examination Papers |
| (1) | This regulation applies to written examinations that form part of assessment at level 2 for certificates of competency covered by these regulations. |
| (2) | The Authority shall designate, in writing, one or more examiners to do any one or more of the following: |
| (a) | moderate examination question papers, memoranda and scripts, provided that examination question papers and memoranda are submitted 30 days prior to the examination date; |
| (b) | re-mark examination scripts, if requested by the maritime training provider concerned; and |
| (c) | consult with instructors and assessors, about defects or other problems detected in examination memorandum scripts and/or question papers; |
| (3) | For a course covering the syllabus in the Code for chartwork, navigation, naval architecture, emergency procedures the minimum aggregate mark for a candidate for a certificate of deck competency shall be 60 per cent. For other candidates, and courses covering other syllabuses, the minimum aggregate mark shall be 50 per cent. |
| (4) | In the case of doubt about a candidate's aggregate mark for a course covering the syllabus in the Code for chartwork, navigation, naval architecture, emergency procedures or engineering knowledge, the decision of the relevant senior examiner shall be final. |