Regulation 6 Form and record of certificate

The certificate of competency shall be issued in duplicate, on payment of the appropriate fee (if any), the original to be delivered to the person entitled to the certificate, and the duplicate to be retained by the Secretary of State.

A record of all certificates of competency issued under these Regulations and of the suspension, cancellation or alteration of, and any other matters affecting any such certificate shall be kept, in such manner as the Secretary of State may require, by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen or by such other person as the Secretary of State may direct.