Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS) REGULATION - SECT 5

Certificates equivalent to certificates of competency or service

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 23 of 1998 s. 2

(1)-(2) (Repealed L.N. 105 of 1998)

(3) A certificate of competency as Master, First Mate and Second Mate of a
sea-going ship obtained under section 6A of the Merchant  Shipping Ordinance (
Cap 281) before 1 September 1981 shall be equivalent, respectively, to a
Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class 1 (Master Mariner), a
Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class 2 and a Certificate of
Competency (Deck Officer) Class 3, issued under this Regulation. (23 of 1998
s. 2)

(4) A Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class 4 issued under the
repealed Regulations, as in force at any time before the commencement of this
Regulation, shall be equivalent to a Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer)
Class 3 issued under this Regulation.

(5) A certificate of service (Deck Officer) as Third Mate of a sea-going ship
granted by the Director of Marine under the repealed  Regulations shall be
equivalent to a Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class 3 issued under
this Regulation where, but only where, the officer who holds such certificate
is the most junior deck officer on a ship which is required under this
Regulation to be manned by not less than 4 qualified deck officers. (23 of
1998 s. 2)

(6) (Repealed L.N. 105 of 1998)

(7) A certificate of service (Deck Officer) (River Trade) Class 3 granted by
the Director of Marine under the repealed Regulations shall be equivalent to a
Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) (River Trade) Class 3 issued under
this Regulation. (Enacted 1995)