Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022
16Sea service requirements — equivalence
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 16
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022.
16 Sea service requirements — equivalence
(1) This section applies to a person who completes sea service that the National Regulator considers equivalent to all or part of:
(a) a sea service requirement mentioned in Schedule 3 for a certificate of competency; or
(b) a requirement mentioned in Schedule 5 for endorsement on a certificate of competency.
(2) The sea service completed is taken to meet the sea service requirement mentioned in Schedule 3 or the requirement for endorsement mentioned in Schedule 5 to the extent that the National Regulator considers appropriate.