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Formal Consolidation |  2001 RevEd
Certificates of recognition
10.—(1)  Notwithstanding regulation 9, the Director may, before 1st February 2002, upon such conditions as he may determine, issue a certificate of recognition to the holder of a valid certificate of competency issued by a foreign maritime administration if the Director is satisfied that the certificate of competency issued by the foreign maritime administration meets the requirements for recognition under the Convention as in force immediately before the amendments made on 7th July 1995.
(2)  The issue of a certificate of recognition under paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:
(a)that the Director is of the opinion that the certificate of competency issued by the foreign maritime administration is of a grade appropriate to the capacity in which the holder of the certificate is to be employed on a Singapore ship or is of a higher grade; and
(b)that the Director is satisfied that the holder of the certificate of competency issued by the foreign maritime administration is a fit and proper person to be employed on a Singapore ship.
(3)  Where the Director is of the opinion that a person issued with a certificate of recognition under paragraph (1) is not a fit and proper person to be employed on a Singapore ship or that the person has breached any condition upon which his certificate of recognition was issued, the Director may issue a written notice to the person informing that person of his intention to revoke his certificate of recognition and giving the reasons therefor and requiring that person to show cause why his certificate of recognition should not be revoked.
(4)  A person required to show cause under paragraph (3) may do so in writing addressed to the Director or may, at the discretion of the Director, appear before an officer appointed by the Director to investigate the matter.
(5)  Where no cause or insufficient cause is shown, the Director shall issue a written notice to the person informing him that his certificate of recognition will be revoked as from a specified date and giving the reasons therefor and the person shall, on being so required by the Director, forthwith deliver his certificate of recognition to the Director for cancellation.
(6)  Any person who fails to deliver his certificate of recognition to the Director when required to do so under paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
(7)  Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Director to revoke his certificate of recognition may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(8)  An appeal lodged under paragraph (7) shall not operate as a stay of the decision of the Director to revoke the appellant’s certificate of recognition unless the Director consents in writing.
(9)  No certificate of recognition issued under this regulation shall be valid after 1st February 2002.
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 388/2005
Recognition of foreign certificate of WIG craft competency
10C.  The Director may recognise any special qualification which —
(a)signifies the competency of a person for service on a WIG craft; and
(b)is issued by a foreign maritime administration,
in accordance with the WIG Craft Officer Certification Principles.
[S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010]