Section 93: Grades of certificates of competency

93. Grades of certificates of competency.—(1) Certificates of competency and other certificates including endorsements to the qualified officers of any description or qualified seamen of any description shall be granted in accordance with this Ordinance for each of the following grades, namely:–– (a) Master of foreign-going ship or certificate of competency (Deck Officer) Class I Master Mariner; (b) first Mate of foreign-going ship or certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class II; (c) second Mate of foreign-going ship or certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class III. (d) certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class IV; (e) first class engineer or certificate of competency (Chief Engineer Officer) class I; (f) second class engineer or certificate of competency (Second Engineer Officer) class II; (g) certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class III; (h) certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class IV; (i) master home trade endorsement; (j) master coastal trade endorsement; (k) tug master endorsement; (1) certificate of qualification as master of a foreign-going tug; (m) skipper; (n) chief engineer officer endorsement; (o) dangerous cargoes such as crude liquid petroleum or petroleum products or liquid chemical or liquefied gases endorsement; and (p) certificates or endorsements to seamen as required by the international conventions from time to time. (2) Certificates of competency specified in clauses, (b), (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) may be endorsed in accordance with this Ordinance for all or any of the following, namely:–– (a) master (home trade); (b) master (coasting ship); or (c) tug master; and (d) certificates of competency specified in clauses (f), (g) and (h) of sub-section (1) may be endorsed in accordance with this Ordinance for Chief Engineer Officer endorsement. (3) A certificate of competency granted for the grade of engineer officer shall state whether it entitles the holder to act as engineer of ships fitted with steam engines or of ships fitted with any other type of engines, and the holder shall not be entitled to act as engineer of a ship fitted with a type of engine not stated in the certificate. (4) A certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class I shall entitle the lawful holder thereof to go to sea as a master in any class of ship and a certificate of competency suitably endorsed for master (home trade) shall entitle the lawful holder thereof to go to sea in corresponding grade in a coasting ship. (5) If it appears to the Federal Government that certificates of competency for grades other than those set out in sub-section (1) may be granted, it may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify the other grades in respect of which certificates of competency may be granted.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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