Marine Orders - Part 3: Seagoing Qualifications, Issue 6
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10 Revalidation
10.1 The holder of a certificate of competency or a certificate of recognition in respect of deck or engineer officer duties, is eligible to have that certificate revalidated if the holder, immediately prior to the application date for revalidation of that certificate, meets the requirements in 10.2 and:
(a) has approved qualifying sea service (calculated in the same manner as qualifying sea service for the initial issue of a similar certificate) as a master, deck officer or engineer officer (including electrical engineer) for a period of:
(i) at least 12 months in total within the preceding 5 years; or
(ii) at least 3 months in total within the preceding 6 months; or
(b) has within the previous 12 months satisfactorily completed an approved revalidation course appropriate to the grade of certificate held;[\[7\]](#_ftn8) or
(c) has within the previous 12 months:
(i) passed an oral examination in operational knowledge appropriate to the grade of certificate held, conducted by an examiner; and
(ii) completed appropriate short courses as determined by the Manager; or
(d) has performed functions relating to the duties appropriate to the grade of certificate held that are, in the opinion of the Manager, at least equivalent to the service specified in (a)(i).
10.2 A certificate of competency or certificate of recognition will not be revalidated unless the holder of that certificate holds:
(a) a current first aid certificate acceptable to the Manager; and
(b) for revalidation of deck officer certificates—a valid GMDSS General Operators Certificate or a certificate accepted by the Manager as equivalent.
10.3 The holder of an STCW Endorsement is eligible to have that endorsement revalidated if:
(a) the certificate being recognised has been revalidated by its issuing authority; and
(b) the Manager is satisfied that the holder continues to meet the requirements of the STCW Convention for that grade of certificate.
10.4 If the Manager is satisfied that circumstances exist which have prevented a person from meeting the requirements of 10.1 before the expiry date of that person's certificate, the Manager may extend the duration of that person's certificate for such period not exceeding 6 months as the Manager determines as reasonable to enable the person to comply with 10.1.