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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978

EXAMINATION FEES FOR LOCAL

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY INCREASED

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EXAMINATION FEES FOR ALL GRADES OF LOCAL CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS SHIPS MASTER OR ENGINEER, INCLUDING THE PLEASURE VESSEL GRADE, HAVE BEEN INCREASED FROM $25 TO $100.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1978 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

MEANWHILE, EXAMINATION FEES FOR BONA FIDE FISHERMEN SITTING FOR MODIFIED CERTIFICATES HAVE ALSO BEEN INCREASED FROM $15 TO $60.

COMMENTING ON THE INCREASE, A MARINE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE REVISION WAS THE FIRST SINCE 1965.

THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE FORFEITURE OF ANY EXAMINATION FEES PAID BY CANDIDATES IN THE EVENT OF THEIR FAILURE TO ATTEND THE EXAMINATION AT THE APPOINTED TIME, UNLESS THE MARINE DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION CENTRE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE APPOINTMENT AT LEAST THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE OR IT CAN BE PROVED THAT THE FAILURE TO ATTEND WAS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE CANDIDATE.

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