| (1) | A certificate of competency and proficiency issued in terms of these regulations, and any equivalent certification, is not valid for sea service or port operations service unless revalidated at intervals not exceeding five years to establish continued professional competence in accordance with subregulation (3). |
| (2) | Continued professional competence is established by: |
| (a) | completing, during the preceding five years, at least 12 months sea service or port operations service, as appropriate to the certification held; |
| (b) | having completed three months approved sea service in the rank specified in the certificate held during the preceding six months; |
| (c) | performing functions considered by the Authority to be equivalent to the service mentioned in subparagraph (1); or |
| (d) | where candidates have not completed the appropriate sea service for their certificate of competency held, they shall complete: |
| (aa) | in a supernumerary capacity, at least three months sea service, or port operations service as appropriate to the certification held; or |
| (bb) | having served in a rank lower than the certificate of competency held for a period of at least three months, such candidates shall be issued with an interim certificate allowing him/her to do so; |
and an assessment at level 3 to meet the standard of competence specified in the Code; and
| (e) | by completing applicable approved (refresher) training and meeting the standards of competence specified in the Code. |
| (3) | The certificates of proficiency listed in regulation 2(7)(a) to (h) shall be revalidated by completing an approved refresher training course and meeting the standard specified in the Code. Those certificates of proficiency listed in regulation 2(6) and2(7)(i) to (u) may be revalidated by establishing continued professional competence by completing, during the preceding five years at least 12 months sea service while performing the appropriate competencies specified in the Code. |
[Regulation 3(3) substituted by regulation 5(a) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]
| (4) | Application for revalidation shall be made in the form and manner, include the information and be accompanied by the documents specified by the Authority. |
| (5) | The Authority shall, if it is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements of subregulation (2) or (3), issue to the applicant an endorsement extending the validity of his or her certificate. |
| (6) | Application for revalidation of certificates may be made within a period of six months before the fifth anniversary of the certificate held and shall be revalidated for a further period of five years from the date of initial expiry. |
| (7) | Deck officers applying to revalidate their certificates of competencies, equivalent to certificates in Part 3 Division 1 shall— |
| (a) | have attended an approved course covering Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) in the preceding five years; or |
| (b) | have served on vessels equipped with ECDIS for a period of 12 months in the preceding five years whilst holding an approved ECDIS course certificate; |
and meet the standards of competence specified in the Code.
[Regulation 3(7) substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]
