# The Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck and Marine Engineer Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 1995, Regulation 9: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1985


In regulation 10:
(i) in paragraph (1) there shall be inserted “, certificates of equivalent competency” after “certificates of competency”;
(ii) paragraph (2) shall be renumbered as paragraph (2)(a), and a new sub-paragraph added as (b):
“(b) (i) A certificate of equivalent competency shall remain valid only so long as the holder holds a valid equivalent foreign certificate.
(ii) A certificate of equivalent competency may be issued for a limited period where the equivalent foreign certificate does not require revalidation at intervals.”;
(iii) in paragraph (3) there shall be inserted “, all certificates of equivalent competency” after “certificates of competency”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1429/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-certification-of-deck-and-marine-engineer-officers-amendment-regulations-1995/regulation-9
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