1964_MERCHANT_SHIPPING_(LAUNCHES_AND_FERRY_VESSELS)_REGULATIONS — Page 9

1974 Ed.]

Merchant Shipping (Launches and Ferry Vessels) Regulations

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[Subsidiary]

Issue of local

18. (1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation the Director shall issue local certificates of competency upon application being certificates of

made therefor.

(2) Every application for a local certificate of competency as master or engineer shall be made on a form to be obtained from the Marine Department and shall be accompanied by---

(a) 3 photographs of the applicant; and

(b) the prescribed fee (if any).

(3) No local certificate of competency as master or as engineer shall be issued unless the applicant therefor-

(a) satisfies the Director as to his competency by examination or such other manner and in respect of such subjects or other matters as the Director may require;

(b) is not less than 21 years of age; and

(c) has served in a launch or ferry vessel for not less than 3

years-

(i) in the case of an applicant for examination for a local certificate of competency as master, in a deck capacity; and

(ii) in the case of an applicant for examination for a local certificate of competency as an engineer, in such capacity in relation to the machinery as the Director considers likely to provide adequate practical mechanical experience.

19. Every local certificate of competency shall be issued in Form 5 or 6, as applicable, of the forms prescribed in the Second Schedule.

20. (1) If any valid local certificate of competency is lost, destroyed or defaced, the Director may upon payment of the pre- scribed fee issue a duplicate certificate.

(2) Any duplicate certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be clearly endorsed in a conspicuous place with the word “DUPLICATE”.

PART V

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF LAUNCHES AND FERRY VESSELS

21. Subject to the provisions of regulation 24, the master of every launch and, subject to the provisions of regulation 25, the master of every ferry vessel shall-

(a) not later than 18 hours after arrival at any port of the Colony report such arrival at the Marine Department or at the nearest station of the Marine Department to such port of arrival;

competency.

L.N. 11/70.

Form of local certificates of competency. Second Schedule, Forms 5 and 6. L.N. 11/70.

Loss, etc., of local certificates of competency.

Report of arrival.