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96. Certificate of competency for Naval Officer.–– Subject to rules made under section 105 of this Ordinance a person, not being in Pakistan Naval reserve— (a) who has attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Executive Branch of the Pakistan Navy and has completed not less than three and a half years watch-keeping service actually at sea may be granted a certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class I; (b) who has attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant in the engineering branch of the Pakistan Navy and has completed, if a Lieutenant Commander not less than three and a half years, and if a Lieutenant not less than twenty-one months' watch-keeping service at sea, may be granted a certificate of competency (Engineer Officer) Class I and Class II respectively.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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