Requirements for issue of certificate of proficiency as able seafarer and as electro-technical rating
18A.—(1) In addition to the requirements of regulation 18, the Director may determine the requirements for the standards of competency to be attained and the conditions to be satisfied by a person before he may be issued by the Director with a certificate of proficiency as —
(a)
an able seafarer deck in accordance with the provisions of regulation II/5 of the Convention;
(b)
an able seafarer engine in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/5 of the Convention; and
(c)
an electro-technical rating in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/7 of the Convention.
(2) The Director may publish the requirements and conditions made under paragraph (1) in the manner he thinks fit.
(3) A certificate issued by or under the authority of any other foreign maritime administration for proficiency as an able seafarer deck, able seafarer engine or electro-technical rating may, at the discretion of the Director, be accepted as equivalent to a certificate issued by the Director under paragraph (1).