Certificate of endorsement
12.—(1)  The Authority may, in its discretion and upon such conditions as it may determine, recognise any valid certificate of competency issued by a foreign maritime administration by issuing to the holder thereof a certificate of endorsement attesting the recognition of the certificate in accordance with Regulation I/10 of the STCW Convention.
(2)  The certificate of endorsement referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain the information specified in paragraph 3 of section A-I/2 of the STCW Code.
(3)  The recognition of any certificate of competency issued by a foreign maritime administration shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a)that the Authority is of the opinion that the certificate of competency is of a grade appropriate to the capacity in which the holder thereof is to be employed on a Singapore ship or is of a higher grade; and
(b)that the Authority is satisfied that the holder of the certificate of competency is a fit and proper person to be employed on a Singapore ship.
(4)  The fees for the issue of a certificate of endorsement and a duplicate thereof shall be as specified in the Second Schedule.
(5)  Where the Authority is of the opinion that the holder of a certificate of competency recognised under this regulation is not a fit and proper person to be employed on a Singapore ship or has breached any condition upon which his certificate is recognised, the Authority may —
(a)issue a written notice to the holder informing him of its intention to cease recognition of such certificate and give the reasons therefor; and
(b)require that person to show cause why his certificate should not cease to be recognised.
(6)  A holder of a certificate of competency who is required to show cause under paragraph (5) may do so in writing addressed to the Authority or may, at the discretion of the Authority, appear before an officer appointed by the Authority to investigate the matter.
(7)  Where no cause or insufficient cause is shown, the Authority may issue a written notice to the holder of the certificate of competency informing him that the certificate of competency shall cease to be recognised as from a specified date and giving the reasons therefor and the holder shall, on being so required by the Authority, immediately deliver his certificate of endorsement to the Authority for cancellation.
(8)  Any person who fails to deliver his certificate of endorsement to the Authority when required by the Authority to do so under paragraph (7) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
(9)  Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Authority to cease recognition of his certificate of competency may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(10)  No appeal lodged under paragraph (9) shall operate as a stay of the decision of the Authority to cease recognition of the certificate of competency of the appellant except with the written consent of the Authority.