| (1) | Service performed on ships not regularly proceeding to sea shall count in full towards qualifying service for a deck officer certificate if the time actually spent at sea equals or exceeds two-thirds of the total period of the candidate's service on the ship. If the time actually spent at sea is less than two thirds, then one and a half times the time actually spent at sea shall count towards qualifying service. |
| (2) | The time spent by a candidate standing by a ship under construction or refit, but not exceeding six months in any qualifying period, shall count in full towards qualifying service. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these regulations, sea service performed on ships employed in mining operations counts towards the qualifying service for a deck officer certificate, as follows: |
| (a) | in the case of a certificate limited to mining operations, the sea service counts in full towards the qualifying service; and |
| (i) | if mining operations were conducted for more than two thirds of the period of sea service, the sea service is not to count for more than one-half of the qualifying service; or |
| (ii) | if mining operations were conducted for less than two thirds of the period of sea service, the sea service counts in full towards the qualifying service. |
[Regulation 82(3)(b) substituted by regulation 43(a) of Notice No. R. 544, GG 38912, dated 25 June 2015]
| (4) | A candidate claiming qualifying service in accordance with subregulation (1) or (3) shall produce a statement from the Master or owner of each ship on which the service was performed, giving particulars of the dates when: |
| (a) | the ship was at sea on passage and at anchor and of the work that the ship was engaged in and of the area of operation; or (as the case may be) and/or |
| (b) | the ship was under construction or refit. |
| (5) | Qualifying service claimed in accordance with this regulation shall count as service on ships on unlimited or near-coastal voyages, as the case may be. |
