Regulations for Seafarer Training, Examination and Application for Certification Article 55

Prior to the implementation of these Measures, in accordance with the provisions of the special examinations for the maritime navigation personnel or nautical personnel examination rules, the examination of passing qualification certificates for each rank shall apply for the issuance of a certificate of competency, which shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions. However, the ship’s training record book is exempted:1. The application for the issuance of the certificate of competency of the First Class Officer, the First Class Engineer, the Second Class Officer and the Second Class Engineer shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Items (1) to (4) of Article 42.2. The application for the issuance of the first class captain, the first class chief officer, the second class captain, the second class chief officer, the first class chief engineer, the first class second engineer, the second class chief engineer and the second class second engineer shall be subject to the first paragraph of the Article 43.3. The application for the issuance of certificates of competency for the third-class captain, third-class officer, third-class chief engineer and third-class engineer, shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 44, paragraphs 1 and 2.