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NOTIFICATION
S.R.O. (I)/ 2005 - In exercise of the powers conferred by
sections 105 and 124 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001(LII of 2001), the
Federal Government is pleased to make the following rules, namely: -
CHAPTER I. – PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, commencement and application. - (1) These rules may be
called the Pakistan Merchant Shipping (Examination and Certification of Marine
Engineer Officers and Safe Manning) Rules, 2005.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
(3) These rules shall not apply to fishing vessels, Government fishery’s
research vessels and pleasure crafts.
2. Definitions. – (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in
the subjects or context, -
(a) “Appendix” means an Appendix to these rules;
(b) “Chief Examiner of Engineers” means the Chief Engineer and
Ship Surveyor, Directorate General Ports and Shipping;
(c) “Engineer” means the Marine Engineer Officer;
(d) “Examiner” means an Examiner specified in sub-rule (2) of rule
49;
(e) “prescribed shipboard service” means the service that has been
performed in accordance with the International Maritime
Organization Training Record Book; and
(f) “valid certificate” means the certificate of competency specified
in clause (a) or (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 4.
(2) The words and expressions used but not defined herein these rules shall
have the meaning assigned to them in the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance,
2001 (LII of 2001).
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3. Requirement to carry Engineer Officer. –(1) Any ship going to sea
having registered power of seven hundred and fifty kilowatts or more, or any
training ships of one hundred gross tonnage or more with a propulsion engine
going to sea, shall carry Engineer Officer holding valid certificate of competency
of the appropriate grade, of the following descriptions, namely: -
(a) Ships registered in Pakistan; and
(b) ships registered outside Pakistan which carry passengers, -
(i) between ports in Pakistan or between Pakistan and Gulf
ports; or
(ii) on a voyage which begins and ends at the same ports in Pakistan and on which the ships call at no port outside
Pakistan.
(2) Subject to sub-rule (1), the number of duly certificated Engineer
Officers to be carried in various descriptions of ships according to trading area, the
grade of certificate of competency Engineer Officers should hold and the minimum
safe manning of ship shall be as specified in Appendix A.
4.Valid certificate. - (1) An Engineer Officer shall not be duly
certificated unless he is holder of a valid certificate granted under the Pakistan
Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001(LII of 2001), of a grade appropriate to his
station in the ship or of a higher grade.
(2) A valid certificate of competency means any of the following
certificates of the appropriate grade or a higher grade for the capacity in which the
holder is to be carried in a ship, namely: -
(a) Certificates of competency with endorsement granted under
these rules; or
(b) certificate of competency granted by any other Maritime
Administration of a country duly recognized by the Federal
Government.
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5. Grades of certificates of competency. - There shall be the following
grades of certificate of competency, which may be granted under these rules,
namely: -
(a) First class engineer or certificate of competency (Chief
Engineer Officer) class I;
(b) Second class engineer or certificate of competency
(Second Engineer Officer) class II;
(c) Certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class III;
and
(d) Certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class IV.
6. Service endorsement. –(1) Second class engineer or certificate of
competency (Second Engineer Officer) class II, class III and class IV Engineers
may carry a service endorsement.
(2) A service endorsement shall entitle the holder to serve as Chief
Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer on a ship powered by main
propulsion machinery of between seven hundred and fifty and three thousand
kilowatts propulsion power, and shall be examined as per regulation III/3, of the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-
keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995, whilst holding appropriate
certificate for that capacity in the description of a ship to which it relates.
7. Certificate of competency granted by other Maritime
Administrations. – (1) Acceptance of certificates of competency granted by
other Maritime Administrations as equivalent to those granted by the Federal
Government, shall be subject to the condition that, the training education and
certification system of administration of the country is compatible to the standards
maintained in Pakistan in conformity with the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as
amended in 1995, and as per the provisions of section 100 of the Pakistan
Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001(LII of 2001), shall be granted an equivalent
certificate as set out in Appendix B.
(2) Candidates applying for equivalent certificate must have the
knowledge of the maritime laws as in force in Pakistan, and the maritime laws
embodied in international agreements and conventions, and the implementation of
such laws.
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CHAPTER II. – CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF CERTIFICATE OF
COMPETENCY AND ENDORSEMENT
8. Certificate of competency. –(1) Certificates of competency shall be
granted in the following three categories, except class III which shall be granted in
motor only, namely: -
(i) Motor certificate of competency;
(ii) Steam certificate of competency; and
(iii) Combine steam and motor certificate of competency.
(2) Motor certificate of competency shall qualify the holder to serve as an
Engineer Officer in motor ships, being ships propelled by internal combustion
reciprocating engines and ships propelled by gas turbines.
(3) Steam certificate of competency shall qualify the holder to serve as an
Engineer Officer in steam ships, being ships propelled by steam turbines or by
steam reciprocating engines.
(4) Combined certificate of competency shall qualify the holder to serve
as an Engineer Officer in both steam and motor ships, including ships propelled by
gas turbines.
9. Endorsement of certificate of competency. - A holder of a certificate
of competency as specified in rule 5, either steam or motor shall, after serving the
necessary period of qualifying sea service in any other type of ship as specified in
Chapter IV, and passing the endorsement examination in the same grade as for the
certificate of competency which he holds, shall be granted a combined steam and
motor certificate of competency, entitling him to serve in either type of ship.
10. Conditions for grant of certificate of competency. - (1) In order to
qualify for the grant of a certificate of competency as specified in rule 5, a
candidate must, -
(a) carry out the initial training requirements as set out in Chapter
III;
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(b) have completed the qualifying sea service as set out in Chapter IV;
(c) hold an approved and valid medical fitness certificate for sea
service, including eyesight and hearing, as per standard laid
down in Appendix C;
(d) have completed a course of instructions to cover the syllabus as
specified in Appendix F for relevant grade, at an institution
approve by the Federal Government;
(e) for the grant of a first class engineer or certificate of
competency class I, have served as Engineer Officer whilst
holding a second class engineer certificate of competency class
II; and
(f) pass an examination as specified in Chapter VIII.
(2) In order to qualify for the grant of certificate of competency of any
grade under these rules, a candidate must have attended the following mandatory
courses, namely: -
(a) Advance training in fire fighting;
(b) medical first aid at sea;
(c) personal survival technique;
(d) proficiency in survival craft and rescue boat;
(e) personal safety and social responsibilities;
(f) tanker familiarization;
(g) engine plant simulator; and
(h) any other course specified from time to time.
(3) In order to qualify for the grant of service endorsement to a second
class engineer or certificate of competency class II, class III or class IV under these
rules, a candidate must, -
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(a) hold an approved valid medical fitness certificate, including eye sight and hearing, as per standard laid down in Appendix
C;
(b) hold the appropriate grade of certificate of competency to be
endorsed;
(c) has completed the qualifying sea service as set out in Chapter
IV; and
(d) pass an examination as set out in Chapter VIII.
CHAPTER III. - INITIAL TRAINING
11. Workshop service. – Workshop service or other industrial training
completed before the age of sixteen years shall not be accepted for grant of a
certificate of competency.
12. Training. - Each candidate must have received training in accordance
with any one of the following schemes, namely: -
(i) Scheme No.1. - Pakistan Marine Academy Engineering Cadets.
The candidate should, -
(a) not be more than twenty-one years of age;
(b) be minimum Intermediate Science (Pre–Engineering or
equivalent) ;
(c) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as per
standards laid down in Appendix C. The candidates shall
also have to undergo Eye Sight and Color Vision Test
conducted by the Mercantile Marine Department;
(d) carry out two years marine engineering, theoretical and
practical training at the Pakistan Marine Academy
approved by the Ministry of Ports and Shipping
(Directorate General Port and Shipping), Karachi. The
duration of course shall be as specified below: -
(i) Basic introduction: 01 month.
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(ii) Academic degree subjects: 03 months.
(iii) Academic marine engineering
subjects: 09 months.
(iv) Professional marine engineering
subjects: 04 months.
(v) Workshop theory: 02 months.
(vi) Workshop practice: 04 months.
(vii) Engine plant simulator and
safety coarse: 01 month.
Total period: 24 months; and
(e) carry out one year industrial training at a marine
engineering workshop approved by the Ministry of Ports
and Shipping (Directorate General Ports and Shipping),
Karachi. The duration of industrial training should be as
specified below: -
(i) Machine shop: 02 months.
(ii) Welding shop: 01 month.
(iii) Electric shop: 01 month.
(iv) Ship repair steam and motor: 06 months.
(v) Boiler making and repair shop: 02 months.
Total period: 12 months.
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(ii) Scheme No.2 – Marine Engineering Apprentices. The
candidate should, -
(a) be not more than twenty-one years of age;
(b) be minimum Intermediate Science (Pre-Engineering or
equivalent);
(c) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as per
standard laid down in Appendix C. The candidates shall
also have to undergo Eye-Sight and Color Vision Test
conducted by the Mercantile Marine Department; and
(d) carry out three years industrial training as an engineering
apprentice in a marine engineering workshop approved
by the Ministry of Ports and Shipping (Directorate
General Ports and Shipping), Karachi. The duration of
industrial training should be as specified below: -
(i) Bench fitting: 03 months.
(ii) Machine shop: 06 months.
(iii) Welding and foundry shop: 03 months.
(iv) Electrical shop: 03 months.
(v) Ship repair steam and diesel: 10 months.
(vi) Academic and professional,
marine engineering theory: 10 months.
(vi) Boiler making and repair: 02 months.
(vii) Engine plant simulator
and safety course: 01 month.
Total period: 36 months.
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(iii) Scheme No.3 - Engineering Graduates. The candidate should, -
(a) be not more than twenty-eight years of age;
(b) be minimum Bachelor of Engineering Degree in
Mechanical or Electrical or Electronic or equivalent from
any university in Pakistan or abroad;
(c) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing, as per
standard laid down in Appendix C. The candidates shall
also have to undergo Eyesight and Color Vision Test
conducted by the Mercantile Marine Department; and
(d) carry out one year industrial training as an engineer
apprentice in an engineering workshop approved by the
Ministry of Ports and Shipping (Directorate General
Ports and Shipping),Karachi. The duration of industrial
training shall be as specified below: -
(i) Machine shop: 02 months.
(ii) Welding shop: 01 month.
(iii) Electrical shop: 01 month.
(iv) Ship repair, steam and diesel: 06 months.
(v) Boiler making and repair: 01 month.
(vi) Engine plant simulator and
safety course: 01 month.
Total period: 12 months.
13. Testimonial. –(1) All candidates shall be required to produce
testimonials as to their workshop service in the form as set out in Appendix D.
(2) The workshop service testimonials must be signed by the employer or
his authorized representative and must testify to the candidate’s conduct and ability
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and state the kind of work, on which he was engaged and the period of time spent
in each branch, for example, fitting, erecting, machine work, etc.
(3) The workshop service testimonials shall be returned to the candidate
upon completion of the examination.
14. Deficiency in training. - Minor deficiencies from the requirements of
rule 12, shall be assessed in each case by the Chief Examiner of Engineers and
must be made good by “off the Job” training or by further workshop service in
which the candidate found deficient or by compensatory shipboard service as an
Engineer Officer or Trainee Engineer, as the case may be.
15. Compensatory shipboard service. - Shipboard service must be
performed in motor or steam ships of not less than seven hundred and fifty
kilowatts registered power. Shipboard service may be performed on regular watch
or on day work irrespective of whether a crew agreement is or is not in force.
Compensatory shipboard service performed before the age of nineteen years shall
not be accepted.
16. Permission for industrial training. - Each candidate shall be required
to obtain approval from the Chief Examiner of Engineers for commencement of
industrial training in Pakistan or outside Pakistan. Any training undertaken without
the prior approval of the Chief Examiner of Engineers in Pakistan or outside
Pakistan shall not be accepted.
CHAPTER IV. – QUALIFYING SEA SERVICE
17. Certificate of competency class IV. - In order to qualify for the grant of
certificate of competency class IV, each candidate must, in addition to meeting one
of the initial training requirements as set out in Chapter III, have completed a
period of qualifying sea service in ships of not less than seven hundred and fifty
kilowatts registered power. The following shall be the grades of certificate of
competency class IV, namely: -
(a) Motor certificate. - Six months prescribed shipboard service or
nine months, of which at least four months must have been
spent in watch keeping on the main propelling machinery of
motor ships;
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(b) Steam certificate. - Six months prescribed shipboard service or
nine months of which at least four months must have been spent
in watch keeping on the boilers and main propelling machinery
of steam ships;
(c) Combined certificate. - Eight months prescribed shipboard
service or twelve months of which at least four months must
have been spent in watch keeping on the main propelling
machinery of motor ships and at least four months must have
been spent in watch keeping on the boilers and main propelling
machinery of steam ships; and
(d) Service endorsement. - Six months, whilst in possession of a
certificate of competency class IV. This service must be
performed in motor ships for a service endorsement to a motor
certificate and in steam ships for a service endorsement to a
steam certificate.
18. Certificate of competency class III. – In order to qualify for the grant
of certificate of competency class III, each candidate must, in addition to meeting
one of the initial training requirements as set out in Chapter III, have completed a
period of qualifying sea service in ships of not less than seven hundred and fifty
kilowatts registered power. The following shall be the grades of certificate of
competency class III, namely: -
(a) Motor certificate. - Nine months prescribed shipboard service
or twelve months, of which at least eight months must have
been spent in watch keeping on the main propelling machinery
of motor ships; and
(b) Service endorsement. -Twelve months, whilst in possession of
a certificate of competency class III. This service must be
performed in motor ships for a service endorsement to a motor
certificate.
19. Certificate of competency class II. – In order to qualify for the grant
of certificate of competency class II, each candidate must, in addition to meeting
the initial training requirement as set out in Chapter III, have completed a period of
qualifying sea service in ships of not less than seven hundred and fifty kilowatts
registered power. The following shall be the grades of certificate of competency
class II, namely: -
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(a) Motor certificate. – Sea service requirements shall be as
follows: -
(i) Eighteen months including six months prescribed
shipboard service of which at least nine months must
have been spent in watch keeping on main propelling
machinery of motor ship. The remaining period may have
been spent in watch keeping on the main propelling or
auxiliary of motor ships, or steam ships, or on day work;
or
(ii) twenty-one months of which nine months must have been
spent in watch keeping on main propelling machinery of
a motor ship. The remaining period may have been spent
in watch keeping on the main propelling or auxiliary of
motor ships, or steam ships, or on day work; or
(iii) twelve months whilst holding certificate of competency
class IV, of which at least nine months must have been
spent in watch keeping on main propelling machinery of
motor ships. The remaining period may have been spent
in watch keeping on the main propelling or auxiliary of
motor ships, or steam ships, or on day work;
(b) Steam certificate. – Sea service requirements shall be as
follows: -
(i) Eighteen months including six months prescribed
shipboard service of which at least nine months must
have been spent in watch keeping on the boiler and main
propelling machinery of steam ship. The remaining
period may have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of
steam ships, or motor ships, or on day work; or
(ii) twenty-one months of which minimum nine months must
have been spent in watch keeping on boilers and main
propelling machinery of steam ships. The remaining
period may have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling or auxiliary of steam ships, or motor
ships, or on day work; or
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(iii) twelve months whilst holding certificate of competency
class IV, of which at least nine months must have been
spent in watch keeping on the boilers and main
propelling machinery of steam ships. The remaining
period may have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of
steam ships, or motor ships, or on day work;
(c) Combined certificate. - Twenty-one months, of which at least
nine months must have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery of motor ships and at least nine
months must have been spent in watch keeping on the boiler
and main propelling machinery of steam ships. The remaining
period may have been spent in watch keeping on the main
propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of motor ship, or
steam ship, or on day work; and
(d) Service endorsement. - Twelve months, whilst in possession
of second class engineer certificate or certificate of competency
class II, provided that this period together with the period of
qualifying sea service actually performed before obtaining a
second class engineer certificate or certificate of competency
class II, exclusive of remission, amounts to not less than thirty-
six months. This additional service of not less than twelve
months must be performed on motor ships for a service
endorsement to a motor certificate and in steam ships for
service endorsement to a steam certificate.
20. Certificate of competency class I. –(1) In order to qualify for the grant
of a certificate of competency class I, each candidate must hold a second class
engineer or certificate of competency class II or equivalent, whilst holding it, must
have completed a period of qualifying sea service in ships of not less than three
thousand kilowatts registered power. The following shall be the grades of
certificate of competency class I, namely: -
(a) Motor certificate. - Eighteen months, of which at least nine
months must have been spent in charge of a watch in motor
ships of not less than three thousand kilowatts registered power
whilst holding a second class engineer or certificate of
competency class II, or as a Chief Engineer Officer in motor
ships whilst holding second class engineer or certificate of
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competency class II motor with service endorsement. The
remaining period may have been spent on watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of motor
ship, or steam ship, or on day work;
(b) Steam certificate. – Eighteen months, of which at least nine
months must have been spent in charge of a watch in steam
ships of not less than three thousand kilowatts registered power
whilst holding a second class engineer or certificate of
competency class II, or as a Chief Engineer Officer in steam
ships whilst holding a second class engineer or certificate of
competency class II steam with service endorsement. The
remaining period may have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of motor
ship, or steam ship, or on day work; and
(c) Combined certificate. – Twenty-one months, of which at least
nine months must have been spent in watch keeping on the
main propelling machinery of motor ships and at least nine
months have been spent in watch keeping on the boiler and
main propelling machinery of steam ships. The remaining
period may have been spent in watch keeping on the main
propelling machinery or auxiliary machinery of motor ship, or
steam ship, or on day work.
(2) Service on vessels of less than three thousand kilowatts registered
power shall be considered at half rate.
CHAPTER V. – SEA SERVICE (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
21. Qualifying sea service. –(1) Except where particular limitations
are placed upon it or where relaxation are specifically allowed, qualifying sea
service shall mean service under crew agreement as an engineer officer on regular
watch over main propelling machinery, or auxiliary machinery, or on day work.
(2) General provisions as regards sea service shall be as follows, namely: -
(a) Sporadic use of main propelling machinery. - Service
performed in ships where for considerable period the main
propelling machinery is not used, shall be reckoned as one and
a half times the number of days actually spent under way, but in
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no case it shall exceed the time served under crew agreement.
In such cases the testimonials produced in accordance with rule
22 must carry a statement as to the number of days actually
spent under way with the main propelling machinery in full use;
(b) Certificate of competency class I service. - The minimum
periods of watch keeping service specified in rule 20, for the
purpose of grant of certificate of competency class I, should be
performed as an Engineer Officer in charge of the watch. In
case of each candidate who holds certificate of competency
class I, either motor or steam, and who requires further service
for the examination leading to the grant of a certificate of
competency class I combined certificate, service performed in
ships of more than three thousand kilowatts registered power,
not in-charge of a watch, but on watch or otherwise
substantially concerned with the main propelling machinery of
the appropriate description, either steam or motor, shall be
accepted at half rate;
(c) Unattended machinery spaces. - Service performed in ships
where the main propelling machinery operates regularly in the
periodically unattended mode shall be accepted at full rate;
(d) Auxiliary machinery. - Service in watch keeping on
auxiliary machinery shall be accepted in full towards the
qualifying period of sea service. Such service shall not be
accepted as counting towards the minimum required to be spent
in watch keeping on main propelling machinery;
(e) Day work. - Engineering work carried out at sea, other than
performed on regular watch, shall be accepted in full towards
the qualifying period of sea service. Such service shall not be
accepted as counting towards the minimum required to be
spent in watch keeping on main propelling machinery;
(f) Home trade ships. - Service in home trade ships shall be
allowed to count at two-third rate, provided that the class of
service and the horsepower of the ship render the service
acceptable in all other respects, as specified in Chapter IV;
(g) Service in tugs, dredgers, fishing vessels, or pilot vessels. -
Service as engineer in sea going tugs, dredgers or fishing
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vessels, and in pilot vessels when on their station or when going
to or returning from their station, shall be accepted towards the
qualifying period of service at half rate, and the vessel shall
have valid sea worthiness certificate of that period; and
(h) Qualifying sea service for certificate of competency class IV.
- Candidates for certificate of competency class IV may
perform, under a qualified Marine Engineer Officer, all their
qualifying sea service with or without crew agreement, on
regular watch in sea-going tugs, dredgers, fishing vessels or
pilot vessels, of not less than seven hundred and fifty kilowatts
power.
22. Sea service testimonials. –(1) Each candidate shall produce
testimonials in respect of all sea service performed by him in the form as set out in
Appendix E.
(2) The sea service testimonials which should state the seniority on
watch, the type of main propelling machinery and the nature of duties performed,
shall be signed by the Chief Engineer Officer and endorsed by the Engineer
Superintendent or some other responsible representative of the employer.
(3) The sea service testimonials covering service as Chief Engineer
Officer shall be signed by the Engineer Superintendent or a responsible person of
the employer.
23. Verification of sea service. - Entries in a seamen’s service book or
certificate of discharge supported by testimonials shall be treated as evidence of
sea service, where there are doubts about the sea service claimed, or it cannot be
verified from the entries in seamen’s service book or certificate of discharge, it
shall only be accepted upon written confirmation by a responsible person having
personal knowledge of the facts to be established.
24. Calculation of sea service. - Sea service as entered in seamen’s service
book or certificate of discharge and testimonials shall be reckoned by the calendar
months, that is the time included between any given day in any month and
preceding day of the following month, both inclusive. The number of complete
months from the commencement of the period, ascertained in this way, should be
computed, after which the number of odd days should be counted. The day on
which the crew agreement commences, as well as that on which it terminates,
should both be included, and all odd days added together and reckoned at thirty
days to the month, and all leave of absence shall be excluded.
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25. Confirmations or endorsement of testimonials. – (1) A candidate
who has served on a foreign flag vessel as an engineer, and the length of sea
service cannot be verified by the Shipping Master, the testimonial of the sea
service must be confirmed, either, -
(a) by the Consulate of the Country to which the ship is registered;
or
(b) by some other recognized official Authority of that country; or
(c) by a responsible person having personal knowledge of the
candidate’s sea service.
(2) Where a Consulate cannot confirm the testimonial or other official
Authority of the country referred to, Pakistan Consulate Office may endorse it.
CHAPTER VI. - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
26. Certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class IV. - The
syllabus for the certificate of competency class IV examination shall be as set out
in Appendix F. A candidate for certificate of competency class IV shall, -
(a) be not less than twenty years of age;
(b) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as
specified in Appendix C;
(c) have attended the mandatory courses as specified in sub-rule
(2) of rule 10;
(d) fulfills one of the requirements as specified in Chapter III or
other approved education and training suitable for marine
engineers or equivalent; and
(e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in rule 17,
as an Assistant Engineer or Engineer Officer of an engineering
watch of an engine room; or
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(f) have four years sea service as Diesel Mechanic on board ship
including six months watch keeping service as an engine room
assistant under the senior in full charge of an engineering watch
of an engine room.
27. Certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer) class III. - The
syllabus for certificate of competency class III examination shall be as set out in
Appendix G. A candidate for certificate of competency class III shall, -
(a) be not less than twenty years of age;
(b) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as specified in
Appendix C;
(c) have attended the mandatory courses as specified in sub-rule
(2) of rule 10;
(d) fulfills one of the requirements as specified in Chapter III; and
(e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in rule 18,
as an Assistant Engineer or Engineer Officer of an engineering
watch of an engine room.
28. Certificate of competency (Second Engineer Officer) class II. - The
syllabus for certificate of competency class II examination shall be as set out in
Appendix H. A candidate for certificate of competency class II shall, -
(a) be not less than twenty-one years of age;
(b) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as specified in
Appendix C;
(c) have attended the mandatory courses as specified in sub-rule
(2) of rule 10;
(d) fulfills one of the requirements as specified in Chapter III; and
(e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in rule 19,
as an Assistant Engineer or Engineer Officer of an engineering
watch of an engine room.
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29. Certificate of competency (Chief Engineer Officer) class I. - The
syllabus of certificate of competency class I examination shall be as set out in
Appendix I. A candidate for certificate of competency class I shall, -
(a) be not less than twenty-one years of age;
(b) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as specified
in Appendix C;
(c) have attended the mandatory courses as specified in sub-rule
(2) of rule 10;
(d) hold a Second Class Engineer Certificate or certificate of
competency class II or equivalent; and
(e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in rule 20.
30. Eligibility requirement for naval personnel. – (1) Naval personnel
on active service or retired, who have attained the under mentioned ranks in the
Engineering Branch of the Pakistan Navy and have the requisite requirement of
watch keeping service at sea in engine room as full in charge of the engineering
watch, having registered power of three thousand kilowatts or more, shall be
eligible to appear for the certificate of competency examination as shown against
the rank and qualifying sea service, namely: -
S.No.
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Rank. Qualifying sea service. Certificate of competency
examination.
1. Lt. Commander. 03 years and 09 months. Class I
2. Lieutenant. 01 year and 9 months. Class II
3. Lieutenant. 01 year. Class III
4. Lieutenant. 09 months. Class IV
(2) The commissioned engineer officer should furnish a statement of
service together with testimonials in respect of all sea going appointments and the
last active service.
(3) Naval personnel must have attended the mandatory courses as
specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 10.
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(4) Certificate of competency of any grade shall not be granted to naval
personnel without examination.
(5) Chief Engine Room Artificers, Engine Room Artficers, Chief
Mechanicians and Mechanicians who have served or serving in the Engineering
Branch of the Pakistan Navy, may be examined for the grant of certificate of
competency class IV, provided the candidates have, -
(a) an engineering apprenticeship equivalent to Diploma of
Associate Engineers with four years sea going service as
Chief Engine Room Artificers on the Pakistan Navy ships;
(b) performed an engineering watch of an engine room of ship
powered by propulsion machinery of three thousands kilowatts
or more;
(c) be medically fit including eye sight and hearing as specified in
Appendix C; and
(d) must have attended the mandatory courses as specified in sub-
rule (2) of rule 10.
CHAPTER VII. – EXAMINATIONS (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
31.Application for examination. -(1) An application in the form as
set out in Appendix J duly filled along with the prescribed fee as specified in
Appendix K, for all grades of certificate of competency examination or
endorsement should be sent to the Chief Examiner of Engineers through the
Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi.
(2) The candidates for examination should apply at least two weeks
before the date of first examination to be taken. The Ministry of Ports and
Shipping, Technical Wing shall only accept an application if the candidate has
satisfactorily completed the initial training and the qualifying sea service
requirements as specified in Chapters III and IV, for the grade of certificate of
competency applied for.
(3) The Chief Examiner of Engineers shall issue to a candidate a notice
of eligibility once his application is approved. This notice shall specify which
written examination subjects have been exempted or previously passed, it shall
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also allow the candidate to appear in the Engineering Knowledge written and oral
parts of the examination as may be appropriate.
(4) Proof of age shall be either in the form of birth certificate or
documentary evidence.
32. Examination of foreigners. - A foreigner candidate may be examined
for all grades of certificates of competency subject to such conditions as shall be
applicable to other candidates under these rules.
33. Knowledge of English language. - All candidates must prove to the
satisfaction of the Examiner that they can speak and write in English language
sufficiently well to perform the duties required of them onboard a ship.
34. Examination fee. –(1) A candidate shall be required to pay the
appropriate fee as specified in Appendix K, on each occasion on which he presents
himself for an examination either for a certificate of competency or for the
endorsement of a certificate of competency.
(2) No part of the fee paid by a candidate shall be refundable or
creditable in any case.
35. Enquiry fee. - A person enquiring as to his eligibility for examination
shall be required to pay the appropriate fee as specified in Appendix K before any
step is taken to enquire into his sea service or to his qualifications, etc.
36. Arrangements for examination. -(1) All written examination papers
for the certificate of competency (Chief Engineer Officer) class I, (Second
Engineer Officer) class II, (Marine Engineer Officer) class III and (Marine
Engineer Officer) class IV shall be set and marked entirely by the Examiners
specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 49.
(2) The Engineering Knowledge (Chief Engineer Officer) class I,
(Second Engineer Officer) class II, (Marine Engineer Officer) class III and (Marine
Engineer Officer) class IV examinations shall be separated into written and oral
parts to allow the oral examination to be taken independently of the written papers.
(3) A candidates shall be able to take the oral examination, for a
particular grade of certificate of competency once his application has been
accepted, a pass in one or more the Engineering Knowledge papers shall not be a
pre-requisite for admission to the oral examination.
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(4) The candidates must pass the written part of the Engineering
Knowledge examination and the oral part of the Engineering Knowledge
examination, for a particular grade of certificate of competency, within a three
years period to retain validity of a pass in either part.
(5) The Engineering Knowledge General paper together with the
Engineering Knowledge Motor or Engineering Knowledge Steam paper must be
passed at the same attempt.
37. Issue of certificate of competency. –(1) When a candidate has
successfully completed all parts of examination and met all other mandatory
conditions governing the award, he shall receive Authority Slip Exn. 16 E (Pak) in
the form as set out in Appendix L, authorizing the Principal Officer, Mercantile
Marine Department, Karachi, or the Engineer and Ship Surveyor attached to the
Directorate General Ports and Shipping, to issue a hard cover certificate.
(2) A certificate of competency awarded by the Federal Government or a
certificate of competency awarded by another country but declared to have the
same force as that awarded in Pakistan, or a certificate of service, being a
certificate of lower grade held by a candidate, must be surrendered before the
superior certificate is awarded.
(3) The candidates shall receive a record of their examination results on
the prescribed form Exn. 17E (Pak) in the form as set out in Appendix M. This
form must be produced to the Examiner when a candidate presents himself for the
next examination of certificate of competency.
38. Form of certificate of competency. - A certificate of competency and
endorsement shall be issued in any of the appropriate form as set out in Appendix
N1 to Appendix N10.
39. Sea service found to be insufficient. - If it is discovered after a
candidate has passed the examination that the candidate is deficient in qualifying
period of sea service required for that grade of certificate of competency, the
certificate shall not be granted until the candidate completes qualifying period of
sea service in which the candidate was deficient, and the candidate shall be re-
examined.
40. Re-examination. - A candidate may present himself for re -
examination at any time as per examination schedule on payment of the prescribed
fee as specified in Appendix K.
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41. Copy of lost certificate of competency. –(1) An applicant for the lost
certified copy of certificate of competency shall fill in an application in form Exn
23 (Pak) as set out in Appendix O, giving the necessary particulars, and delivering
it to the Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, along with the
prescribed fee as specified in Appendix K.
(2) Declaration as to the circumstances in which the certificate of
competency was lost must be made by an applicant in front of the Principal
Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi.
42. Failure in Engineering Knowledge. – A candidate who shows
ignorance of topics vital to an Engineer Officer’s duties and which, if neglected,
could lead to conditions whereby the life or the ship is endangered or both, shall
not be accepted for re-examination until he has performed a further twelve months
of sea service or such lesser time as the Chief Examiner of Engineers may decide.
43. Physical and mental disability. –(1) A candidate shall not be
allowed to continue his examination, if in the course of the examination the
Examiner finds that the candidate is afflicted with deafness, with an impediment in
speech or with some other physical or mental infirmity, and upon further
investigation is satisfied that the degree of infirmity is such as to render the
candidate incapable of discharging adequately the ordinary seagoing duties of the
holder of certificate of competency.
(2) Every such case shall be reported and the candidate’s certificate of
competency, if any, shall be forwarded with the report to the Chief Examiner of
Engineers.
(3) If the candidate subsequently produces a medical certificate to the specific effect
that his hearing, speech, or physical or mental condition has improved or is normal, the Chief
Examiner of Engineers shall consider the candidate for re-examination.
CHAPTER VIII. – EXEMPTIONS, EXAMINATIONS AND EXAMINERS
44. Exemptions. –(1) A candidate who has completed a course and
passed the examination leading to the award of a nationally recognized technical
qualification or equivalent may be granted exemption from the academic papers on
a subject to subject basis, as follows, namely: -
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(a) In the case of First Class Engineer or certificate of competency
class I, Second Class Engineer or certificate of competency
class II and certificate of competency class III, the following
qualifications may afford exemption from one or more subjects
in the examinations, namely: -
(i) Two years pre-sea training as marine engineering cadet
from the Pakistan Marine Academy, leading to award of
B.Sc. degree, shall be exempted from Mathematics
paper;
(ii) candidates who hold recognized degree in Marine or
Mechanical Engineering awarded by a university in
Pakistan or any other country, provided that their
qualification have been accredited by recognized bodies
or institutions, shall be exempted from Mathematics,
Applied Mechanics and Applied Heat papers; and
(iii) candidates who hold recognized degree in Electrical or
Electronic Engineering awarded by a university in
Pakistan or any other country, provided that their
qualification have been accredited by recognized bodies
or institutions, shall be exempted from Mathematics and
Electrotecnology papers;
(b) candidates who are not granted exemptions shall be required to
pass all, or the remaining academic subjects. Partial passes or
exemptions admissible by other administrations shall be
accepted on case to case basis in academic subjects only; and
(c) no exemption shall be granted from the Engineering
Knowledge written or oral examinations.
45. Examinations. -(1) For the grant of certificate of competency class IV,
the examination shall be oral and written according to the syllabus as specified in
Appendix F. The examination shall consist of the following subjects, namely: -
(a) Engineering Knowledge (one paper of three hours). The paper
shall be divided into the following four sections, and passing in
each section shall be compulsory, namely: -
(i) Section 1. Marine Engineering at operational level;
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(ii) Section 2. Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering
at operational level;
(iii) Section 3. Maintenance and repair; and
(iv) Section 4. Controlling the operation of ship and care
for person on board at operational level.
(b) Oral examination.
(2) For the grant of certificate of competency (Marine Engineer Officer)
class III, the examination shall consist of the following subjects according to the
syllabus as set out in Appendix G, namely: -
(a) Academic subjects:
(i) General Engineering Science I (one paper of two hours);
and
(ii) General Engineering Science II (one paper of two hours).
(b) Professional subject:
(i) Engineering Knowledge (two papers, each of two hours).
(c) Oral examination.
(3) For the grant of certificate of competency (Second Engineer Officer)
class II, the examination shall consist of the following subjects according to the
syllabus as set out in Appendix H, namely: -
(a) Academic subjects:
(i) Applied Mechanics (one paper of three hours);
(ii) Applied Heat (one paper of three hours);
(iii) Mathematics (one paper of three hours);
(iv) Engineering Drawing (one paper of four hours);
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(v) Electrotechnology (one paper of three hours); and
(vi) Naval Architecture (one paper of three hours).
(b) Professional subjects:
(i) Engineering Knowledge General (one paper of three
hours); and
(ii) Engineering Knowledge Motor or Steam (One paper of
three hours).
(c) Oral Examination.
(4) For service endorsement the examination shall be oral only and shall
be based upon the responsibilities and duties of the Chief Engineer Officer or of
the Second Engineer Officer at a level appropriate to the endorsed certificate at its
range of application.
(5) For the grant of certificate of competency (Chief Engineer Officer)
class I, the examination shall consist of the following subjects according to the
syllabus as set out in Appendix I, namely: -
(a) Academic subjects:
(i) Applied Mechanics (one paper of three hours);
(ii) Applied Heat (one paper of three hours);
(iii) Electrotechnology (one paper of three hours); and
(iv) Naval Architecture (one paper of three hours);
(b) Professional subjects:
(i) Engineering Knowledge General (one paper of three
hours); and
(ii) Engineering Knowledge Motor or Steam (one paper of three
hours).
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(c) Oral examinations.
(6) For the grant of certificate of competency combined, the First Class
Engineer or certificate of competency class I, Second Class Engineer or certificate
of competency class II, the examination shall consist of the following subjects,
namely: -
(a) Additional paper in professional subjects of Engineering
Knowledge Motor or Steam (one paper of three hours); and
(b) Oral examination.
(7) For the grant of certificate of competency combined (Chief Engineer
Officer) class I, the examination shall consist of the following subjects, namely: -
(a) Professional subjects:
(i) Engineering Knowledge General (one paper of three
hours);
(ii) Engineering Knowledge Motor (one paper of three hours);
and
(iii) Engineering Knowledge Steam (one paper of three hours).
(b) Oral examination.
46. Permitted attempts. -(1) A candidate may appear for the examination
of the First Class Engineer or certificate of competency class I, Second Class
Engineer or certificate of competency class II, or certificate of competency class III
in the academic subjects from which he has not been exempted, provided he has
fulfilled the requirements as specified in Chapter IV.
(2) A candidate may appear for the professional subjects of the First Class
Engineer or certificate of competency class I, Second Class Engineer or certificate
of competency class II, certificate of competency class III or certificate of
competency class IV examination at any time after he has completed the necessary
period of approved education and training and qualifying sea service as specified
in Chapters III and IV, provided that in the case of the First Class Engineer or
certificate of competency class I examination, he must also be in possession of a
recognized Second Class Engineer or certificate of competency class II.
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(3) For a combined certificate of competency, certificate of competency
class I, certificate of competency class II or certificate of competency class IV a
candidate may appear for the remaining Engineering Knowledge examination,
provided he already holds either a Motor or Steam certificate of competency of the
same class. Alternatively a candidate may appear for the certificate of competency
class I, certificate of competency class II or certificate of competency class IV
combined examination attempting the Engineering Knowledge General, Motor and
Steam examination at the same attempt.
(4) A candidate who is successful in passing any of the academic subjects
in the First Class Engineer or certificate of competency class I, Second Class
Engineer or certificate of competency class II or certificate of competency class III
Engineer examination shall not be required to reappear in that subject at
subsequent attempts.
(5) The Engineering Knowledge written papers form a single part of the
examination must be passed at the same attempt.
(6) A candidate must pass the written part of the Engineering Knowledge
examination and the oral part of the examination for a particular grade of
certificate within three years period to retain the validity of a pass in either part of
Engineering Knowledge examination.
47. Eligibility into professional subjects examination for the various
grades of certificate of competency. A candidate wishing to appear for the
professional subjects examination must have performed the required sea service as
specified in rules 17, 18, 19 and 20.
48. Pass marks. - A candidate shall be required to obtain not less than fifty
per cent of the total number of marks in each subject attempted to secure a pass in
either academic subjects or professional subjects. A higher standard shall be
required in the oral examination.
49. Board of Examiners. –(1) The Federal Government shall constitute a
Board of Examiners which shall conduct all examinations of the Marine Engineer
Officers. The Board of Examiners so constituted shall, in performance of its
functions, be subject to the supervision of the Chief Examiner of Engineers.
(2) The Board of Examiners shall be constituted amongst the following
Examiners, namely: -
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(a) Engineer and Ship Surveyors in the Mercantile Marine
Department including those promoted as Principal Officer;
(b) Engineer and Ship Surveyors attached to the Directorate
General Ports and Shipping; and
(c) Chief Engineer and Ship Surveyor, Directorate General Ports
and Shipping, who shall also be the Chief Examiner of
Engineers.
50. Result of examination. – The Chief Examiner of Engineers shall
communicate results of the various examinations to the candidates.
51. Appellate Board. –(1) The Director-General Ports and Shipping, in
consultation with the Chief Examiner of Engineers, shall appoint an Appellate
Board, consisting of at least two persons, who remained as ex-Chief Examiner of
Engineers or ex-Examiner in the Directorate General Ports and Shipping.
.
(2) An aggrieved candidate may prefer an appeal personally before the
Appellate Board within twenty days after the receipt of his result on payment of
the prescribed fee as specified in Appendix K.
(3) The following shall be the functions of the Appellate Board
appointed under sub-rule (1), namely: -
(a) To consider the appeals on the subject of examination;
(b) to see that questions have been marked, and the totaling of the
marks given is correct; and
(c) to ensure that the standard of marking is balanced with all other
candidates, who have either failed or passed and no injustice
has been done to the aggrieved candidate.
CHAPTER IX. – REVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETECY
52. Condition for revalidation of certificate of competency. –(1) Every
Engineer Officer holding certificate of competency which is recognized under the
International Convention on Standard of Training and Certification of Watch
keeping for seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995, who is serving at sea or intends
to return to sea after a period ashore, shall be required to revalidate certificate of
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competency granted to him at intervals not exceeding five years, to establish
continued professional competence in accordance with section A-I/11 of the said
convention, read with regulation I/II thereof.
(2) In the case of service endorsement as Chief Engineer or additional
qualifications on Steam or Motor Certificate of the same class, the date from which
the five years period of validity shall commence be the latest qualifying date
shown in the certificate of competency.
(3) There shall be no time limit on application under this rule for
revalidation of a certificate of competency irrespective of the date on which it
ceases to be valid for sea going service.
53. Requirements for revalidation of certificate of competency. –(1)
In order to fulfill the requirements for revalidation, a certificate of competency
holder shall, -
(a) have the medical fitness including eyesight and hearing
requirements as specified in Appendix C;
(b) have served as an Engineer Officer on sea-going ships of any
flag for at least twelve months (which need not be continuous)
during the preceding five years; and
(c) possess the following valid mandatory courses, namely: -
(i) Medical first aid;
(ii) advance fire fighting; and
(iii) proficiency in survival craft and rescue boat.
(2) Where a certificate of competency holder has not served sufficient
time to satisfy the requirements of clause (b) of sub-rule (1), for the eligibility of
revalidation of certificate of competency, the candidate shall serve for three
months on ships having a registered power of seven hundred and fifty kilowatt or
more, other than fishing vessels, in a supernumerary capacity, or in ranks below
that to which his certificate of competency is appropriate.
(3) An Engineer Officer who is a certificate of competency holder and
has served at sea, in a vessel for at least three months prior to the expiry of the full
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validity of certificate of competency granted to him, may also apply for
revalidation.
54. Acceptable occupations. -(1) An Engineer Officer who has
performed functions relating to the duties appropriate to the grade of certificate of
competency held which are considered to be at least equivalent to the sea service
required for revalidation of certificate of competency, shall be considered
favourably. In this regard, the following is the list of acceptable occupations,
namely: -
(a) Government Ship’s Surveyors;
(b) Lecturers of approved Marine Colleges;
(c) Technical Engineer and Marine Superintendents or ship repair
managers; and
(d) Classification Society Engineer Surveyors.
(2) A certificate of competency holder must have been engaged in any of
the occupations specified in sub-rule (1) for at least two and a half years in the
proceeding five years.
(3) An Engineer officer who does not meet the revalidation criteria given
in rules 53 and 54 may submit his application for revalidation of certificate of
competency granted to him at the Mercantile Marine Department along with
medical fitness including eye sight and hearing standards as specified in Appendix
C, and valid mandatory courses. In such a case the written examination shall be
conducted accordingly as per the syllabus as set out in Appendix P.
55.Application for revalidation of certificate of competency. –An
application in the form as set out in Appendix J, together with supporting
documents and the prescribed fee as specified in Appendix K should be submitted
to the Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, for revalidation
of certificate of competency.
56. Revalidation of certificate of competency. - A candidate who fulfills
the requirements of clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 53 shall be
granted revalidation of certificate of competency granted to him for further five
years, and an endorsement certificate as set out in Appendix Q shall be attached to
the certificate of competency.
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CHAPTER X. – DANGROUS CARGO ENDORSEMENT AND
REVALIDATION
57. Requirements for dangerous cargo endorsement. - Certificate of
competency shall be endorsed for service on tankers carrying oil, chemical or
liquefied gas for those candidates who meet the approved training and sea service
requirements in accordance with regulation V/1 of the International Convention on
Standards of Training and Certification of Watch-keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as
amended in 1995.
58. Qualifying conditions. - In each case within the five years period
prior to the date of application for dangerous cargo endorsement, a candidate
should have a specialized training course on the carriage of the relevant dangerous
cargo, approved by the Federal Government, and either, -
(i) six months accredited ship-board service; or
(ii) twenty-eight days intensive shipboard training, approved
by the Federal Government, if applicable.
59. Application for dangerous cargo endorsement. –(1) An application
in the from as set out in Appendix R for dangerous cargo endorsement along with
the prescribed fee as specified in Appendix K, should be submitted to the Principal
Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi. In addition the candidate shall be
required to produce certificate of competency granted to him along with certificate
of sea service, seamen’s service book or continues discharge certificate, and
confirmatory evidence of training and sea service as specified in this rule and
report of tanker sea service as set out in Appendix S.
(2) A candidates who is suitably qualified may apply on one application
form as set out in Appendix R for more than one endorsement. Separate fee as
specified in Appendix K shall be charged for each endorsement granted in respect
of each such application.
60. Grant of dangerous cargo endorsement. - In order to qualify for the
grant of a dangerous cargo endorsement, an Engineer Officers holding certificate
of competency must have completed specialized training course approved by the
Federal Government together with a period of shipboard training and appropriate
sea service as specified in rule 58.
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61. Revalidation of dangerous cargo endorsements. –(1) Subject to
sub-rule (3), an Engineer Officer holding certificate of competency carrying
dangerous cargo endorsement shall, in order to qualify for grant of revalidation of
dangerous cargo endorsement held by him, provide evidence of at least three
months sea service (which need not be continuous) in any type of tanker during the
preceding five years.
(2) An Engineer Officer who has not served in a tanker during the
preceding five years period shall have his dangerous cargo endorsements
withdrawn.
(3) Before dangerous cargo endorsement is revalidated an Engineer
Officer shall be required to either, -
(a) attend a shore-based Tanker Safety Course approved by the
Federal Government; or
(b) undertake fourteen days supervised shipboard training approved
by the Federal Government in a supernumerary capacity in the
type of tanker in which it is intended to serve.
CHAPTER XI. - PENALITIES
62. Penalty for misconduct. - Where in the opinion of the Chief Examiner
of Engineers, a candidate has been found guilty of any misconduct in relation to an
examination including insolence to any Examiner or disorderly or improper
conduct in or outside the room where the examination is held, or a breach of any of
these rules, the Chief Examiner of Engineers may take action in one or more of the
following manners, namely: -
(a) Where the examination has not commenced or has not
been completed, the candidate shall not be permitted to appear
in the examination or, as the case may be, to take further part
therein;
(b) where the candidate has been declared successful in the
examination but has not been granted the necessary certificate
of competency, the certificate of competency shall be withheld
for such period as the Chief Examiner of Engineers may direct;
and
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(c) the candidate may be debarred from appearing in any
examination under these rules for such period as the Chief
Examiner of Engineers may direct.
63. Penalty for copying. - In the event of any candidate being discovered
referring to any unauthorized book or copying from another candidate or affording
any assistance or giving any information to another candidate or communicating in
any way with anyone during the time of examination or copying any part of the
problems for the purpose of taking them out of the examination room, he shall be
regarded as fail in that subject and shall not be allowed to present himself for re-
examination for a period of six months. A candidate guilty of a second offence of
such nature shall not be allowed to present himself for re-examination until twelve
months have elapsed since the date of the second offence.