3. Regulations 8 to 11 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Harbour Craft Manning Licence Examination) Regulations are deleted and the following regulations substituted therefor:| “Qualifications of candidate for examination as Port Limit Steersman |
8.—(1) In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Steersman, a person must —| (a) | be at least 18 years of age; | | (b) | have passed an approved eyesight test conducted not more than 6 months before the examination; and | | (c) | have, within the 5 years immediately preceding the examination, acquired the relevant period of practical experience as a crew member in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:| (i) | a licensed harbour craft; | | (ii) | a vessel belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or | | (iii) | a sea-going vessel engaged in trade, a trawler or a deep-sea fishing vessel. |
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the relevant period of practical experience is either —| (a) | a total period of not less than 3 months, if the person has completed both his minimum secondary education or higher and such training course for a Steersman as the Port Master may require; or | | (b) | a total period of not less than 6 months. |
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| Qualifications of candidate for examination as Port Limit Helmsman |
9.—(1) In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Helmsman, a person must —| (a) | be at least 20 years of age; | | (b) | have passed an approved eyesight test conducted not more than 6 months before the examination; and | | (c) | have, within the 5 years immediately preceding the examination, acquired either —| (i) | the relevant period of practical experience as a master or steersman of one or more of the following power-driven vessels:| (A) | a licensed harbour craft, while holding a Port Limit Steersman licence; | | (B) | a vessel belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or | | (C) | a sea-going vessel engaged in trade, a trawler or a deep-sea fishing vessel; or |
| | (ii) | the relevant period of practical experience on deck in an approved capacity in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:| (A) | a vessel of at least 300 gross tons, or a tugboat of not less than 50 gross tons, within the port limits; | | (B) | a vessel of not less than 20 metres in length, and carrying not fewer than 12 passengers, within the port limits; | | (C) | a vessel belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or | | (D) | a sea-going vessel engaged in trade, a trawler or a deep-sea fishing vessel. |
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)(i), the relevant period of practical experience is either —| (a) | a total period of not less than 9 months, if the person has completed both his minimum secondary education or higher and such training course for a Helmsman as the Port Master may require; or | | (b) | a total period of not less than 18 months. |
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(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)(ii), the relevant period of practical experience is either —| (a) | a total period of not less than 12 months, if the person has completed both his minimum secondary education or higher and such training course for a Helmsman as the Port Master may require; or | | (b) | a total period of not less than 24 months. |
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| Qualifications of candidate for examination as Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class) |
10.—(1) In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class), a person must —| (a) | be at least 18 years of age; and | | (b) | have, within the 5 years immediately preceding the examination, acquired the relevant period of practical experience as a crew member in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:| (i) | a licensed harbour craft; | | (ii) | a vessel belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or | | (iii) | a sea-going vessel engaged in trade, a trawler or a deep-sea fishing vessel. |
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the relevant period of practical experience is either —| (a) | a total period of not less than 3 months, if the person has completed both his minimum secondary education or higher and such training course for a Third Class Engine Driver as the Port Master may require; or | | (b) | a total period of not less than 6 months. |
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| Qualifications of candidate for examination as Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class) |
11.—(1) In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class), a person must —| (a) | be at least 20 years of age; and | | (b) | have, within the 5 years immediately preceding the examination, acquired the relevant period of practical experience as an Assistant Engineer or Engine Driver, while holding a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class) licence or such equivalent qualification as the Port Master may recognise, in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:| (i) | a licensed harbour craft; | | (ii) | a vessel belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or | | (iii) | a sea-going vessel engaged in trade, a trawler or a deep-sea fishing vessel. |
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the relevant period of practical experience is either —| (a) | a total period of not less than 9 months, if the person has completed both his minimum secondary education or higher and such training course for a Second Class Engine Driver as the Port Master may require; or | | (b) | a total period of not less than 18 months.”. |
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[G.N. Nos. S 263/2002; S 93/2003] |
