Seafarer's Service Regulations Article 80
Ratings may be eligible for promotion pursuant to the following:1. A boatswain or deputy boatswain may be selected by the employer from among capable sailors and quartermasters serving on board the vessel.2. The Able seafarer deck may be selected by the employer from among capable sailors and quartermasters serving on board the vessel with at least one year of experience and who have obtained a deck assistant competency certificate.3. The chief mechanic head, deputy chief mechanic head, copper technician, electrician, electric technician, air conditioning technician or pump technician may be selected by the employer from among the seamen with qualified mechanical competence.4. The Able seafarer engine may be selected by the employer from among the seamen with at least one year of onboard machinist service experience and who have obtained an engineer assistant competency certificate.
中文原文 船員服務規則第80條
乙級船員晉升資格，規定如下：
一、水手長、副水手長，由雇用人於船上具備幹練水手或舵工資格之海員中選任之。
二、甲板助理員，由雇用人於船上具備幹練水手或舵工資歷一年以上，並領有甲板助理員適任證書之海員中選任之。
三、機匠長、副機匠長、銅匠、電匠、電技匠、冷氣匠或泵匠，由雇用人於船上具備機匠資格之海員選任之。
四、輪機助理員，由雇用人於船上具備機匠資歷一年以上，並領有輪機助理員適任證書之海員中選任之。
一、水手長、副水手長，由雇用人於船上具備幹練水手或舵工資格之海員中選任之。
二、甲板助理員，由雇用人於船上具備幹練水手或舵工資歷一年以上，並領有甲板助理員適任證書之海員中選任之。
三、機匠長、副機匠長、銅匠、電匠、電技匠、冷氣匠或泵匠，由雇用人於船上具備機匠資格之海員選任之。
四、輪機助理員，由雇用人於船上具備機匠資歷一年以上，並領有輪機助理員適任證書之海員中選任之。