Regulation 6 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1985

There shall be inserted after regulation 4 the following regulation:

“Certificates of equivalent competency

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Subject to regulation 6 below, the Secretary of State may authorise any person already holding an equivalent foreign certificate to serve as an officer and shall accordingly issue to such person a certificate of equivalent competency under this regulation of equivalent class and with the same endorsements as the equivalent foreign certificate.”.