Merchant Shipping Act 1894

Grades of certificates of competency.

93

93.(1) Certificates of competency shall be granted, in accordance with this Act, for each of the following grades; (that is to say,)

Master of a foreign-going ship:

First mate of foreign-going ship:

Second mate of a foreign-going ship:

Only mate of a foreign-going ship:

Master of a home trade passenger ship:

Mate of a home trade passenger ship:

First-class engineer:

Second-class engineer.

(2) A certificate of competency for a foreign-going ship shall be deemed to be of a higher grade than the corresponding certificate for a home trade passenger ship, and shall entitle the lawful holder thereof to go to sea in the corresponding grade in the last-mentioned ship; but a certificate for a home trade passenger ship shall not entitle the holder to go to sea as master or mate of a foreign-going ship.

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Editorial Notes:

E39

Certain certificates of competency declared to be of the same force as if they had been granted by the Minister under Part II, s. 414 or other provisions (25.08.1995) by Merchant Shipping (Recognition of British Certificates of Competency) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 228 of 1995), art. 2.

E40

Previous affecting provision: certificates of competency under section declared to be equivalent to certificates of competency under Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Marine Engine Operators) Regulations 1988 (1.03.1989) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Marine Engine Operators) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 369 of 1988), regs. 6 and table, 7, in effect as per reg. 1(2); revoked (30.12.1998) by Merchant Shipping (Training, and Certification) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 553 of 1998), reg. 1(2) and sch.

E41

Previous affecting provision: certificates of competency under section declared to be equivalent to certificates of competency under Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1988 (1.03.1989) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 368 of 1988), regs. 6(2)-(5) and table, 7, in effect as per reg. 1(2); revoked (30.12.1998) by Merchant Shipping (Training, and Certification) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 553 of 1998), reg. 1(2) and sch.

E42

Previous affecting provision: certificates of competency under section declared to be equivalent to certificates of competency under Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1981 under certain conditions as provided (1.09.1981) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 13 of 1981), regs. 5(2)-(6), 6, in effect as per reg. 1; revoked (1.03.1989) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 368 of 1988), reg. 1(2), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E43

Previous affecting provision: certificates of competency under section declared to be equivalent to certificates of competency under Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations 1981 under certain conditions as provided (1.09.1981) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 12 of 1981), reg. 6 and table, in effect as per reg. 1; revoked (1.03.1988) by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Marine Engine Operators) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 369 of 1988), reg. 1(2), in effect as per reg. 1(1).

E44

Previous affecting provision: certain certificates of competency declared to be of the same force as if they had been granted by the Minister under Part II or s. 414 (18.02.1949) by Merchant Shipping (Recognition of British Certificates of Competency) Order 1949 (S.I. No. 47 of 1949), art. 2; revoked (25.08.1995) by Merchant Shipping (Recognition of British Certificates of Competency) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 228 of 1995), art. 3.