Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS) REGULATION - SECT 10

General standards and conditions for the issue of licences

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Authority may make determinations in writing specifying-

   (a)  the standards of competency to be attained and the conditions to be
        satisfied by a person or class of persons to qualify for licences or a
        licence of a particular class under this Part;

   (b)  the standards of competency to be attained and the conditions to be
        satisfied by a person or class of persons seeking endorsements to
        their licences to qualify them in respect of particular ships,
        particular classes of ships, or ships carrying particular cargoes or
        particular classes of cargoes;

   (c)  the conditions to be established by a person seeking an extension of
        the validity of his licence; and

   (d)  the manner in which the attainment of any such standards or the
        satisfaction of any such conditions is to be established.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation or any
determinations made under subsection (1), the Authority shall not issue any
licence unless he is satisfied that the applicant is-

   (a)  a holder of a certificate or licence issued by the government of a
        state party to the International Convention on Standards of Training,
        Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 and such
        certificate or licence is issued not on the basis of recognition by
        such government of any certificate or licence issued by another
        government; and

   (b)  a fit person to be a holder of the licence and to act competently in
        the capacity to which it relates. (L.N. 105 of 1998) (Enacted 1995)