NOTIFICATION

S.R.O. 109 (KE)/2006. - In exercise of the powers conferred by

sections 105 and 124 of the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001 (L
II of 2001), and in supersession of the Examination of Masters and Deck
Officers (Merchant Navy) Rules, 1998, the Federal Government is pleased to
make the following rules, namely: -

CHAPTER I. - PRILIMINARY

1. Short title, commencement and application. - (1) These rules

may be called the Pakistan Merchant Shipping (Examination and
Certification of Masters, Deck Officers and Safe Manning) Rules, 2006.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(3) They shall not apply to, –

(a) warships and naval auxiliaries;

(b) other ships owned or operated by a State and engaged

only on governmental non-commercial services;

(c) fishing vessels;

(d) pleasure yachts not engaged in trade; and

(e) wooden ships of primitive built.

2. Definitions. –(1) In these rules, unless there is anything

repugnant in the subject or context, -

(a) “Appendix” means an Appendix to these rules;

(b) “appropriate certificate” means a certificate issued and

endorsed in accordance with the provisions of these rules
and entitling the lawful holder thereof to serve in the
capacity and perform the functions involved at the level
 of responsibility specified therein on a ship of the type
and tonnage indicated by the endorsement while engaged
on the particular voyage concerned;

(c) “approved” means approved by the Federal Government;

(d) “Board of Examiners” means the Board of Examiners

constituted under rule 50;

(e) “certificate of competency” means a certificate of

competency granted by the Federal Government under
these rules;

(f) “coastal trade area” means any location within the area
bounded by a line from a point on the Pakistani coast
within twenty nautical miles;

(g) “coastal trade ship” means a ship trading within coastal

trade area;

(h) “examiner” means a person as specified in of rule 49;

(i) “foreign-going ship” means a ship trading within

unlimited area or foreign-going area;

(j) “limited area or home trade area” means any location

within the area from the extremities of the Pakistan coast
limited to five hundred miles;

(k) “OOW” means Officer in charge of a navigational watch;

(l) “oil tanker” means a ship constructed or adapted primarily

to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes a
combination carrier when it is carrying a cargo or part
cargo of oil in bulk;

(m) “Principal Examiner of Master mates” means the person

as specified in rule 48;
 (n) “STCW Convention” means the International Convention
on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch
keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995;

(o) “tanker” means a chemical tanker, a liquefied gas tanker

or an oil tanker; and

(p) “unlimited area or foreign-going area” means any location

not within the home trade or coastal area.

(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules,
shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them in the Pakistan
Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001 (LII of 2001).

3. Requirement to carry Deck Officers. –(1) Any ship going to

sea, having a registered tonnage of five hundred gross tonnage or more, shall
carry Deck Officers holding valid certificate of competency of the
appropriate grade, of the following descriptions, namely: -

(a) Ships registered in Pakistan; and

(b) ships registered outside Pakistan which carry passengers, -

(i) between ports in Pakistan or between Pakistan and Gulf

port; or
(ii) on a voyage which begins and ends at the same ports in
Pakistan and on which the ship calls at no port outside
Pakistan.

(2) Subject to sub-rule (1), the numbers of duly certificated Deck

Officers to be carried in various descriptions of ships according to trading
area, the grade of certificate of competency Deck Officers should hold and
the minimum safe manning of ship shall be as specified in Appendix “A”.

4.Valid certificate of competency. - (1) A Deck Officer shall not

be duly certificated unless he is holder of a valid certificate of competency of
a grade appropriate to his station in the ship or of a higher grade.
 (2) A valid certificate of competency shall be any of the following
certificates of the appropriate grade or a higher grade for the capacity in
which the holder is to be carried in a ship, namely: -

(a) Certificate of competency with endorsement granted

under these rules; or

(b) certificate of competency granted by any other Maritime

Administration of a country duly recognized by the
Federal Government under section100 of the Merchant
Shipping Ordinance, 2001 (LII of 2001).

5. Grades of certificates of competency. -(1) There shall be the

following grades of certificate of competency which may be granted under
these rules, namely: -

(a) Master of foreign-going ship or certificate of competency

(Deck Officer) class I Master Mariner;

(b) first mate of foreign-going ship or certificate of

competency (Deck Officer) class II;

(c) second mate of foreign-going ship or certificate of

competency (Deck Officer) class III; and

(d) certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class IV.

6. Endorsements. – A candidate holding a certificate of competency

(Deck Officer) class II, class III and class IV may apply for the endorsement
of master of the following categories, provided he fulfils the requirements as
specified in Chapter VI, namely: -

(a) Master home trade endorsement;

(b) master coastal trade endorsement;

(c) tug master endorsement; and

(d) certificate of qualification as master of a foreign-going

tug.
 7. Certificate of competency granted by other Maritime
Administrations. – (1) Acceptance of certificates of competency granted
by other Maritime Administrations, as equivalent to those granted by the
Federal Government, shall be subject to the condition that the training
education and certification system of administration of the country is
compatible with the standards maintained in Pakistan in conformity with the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-
keeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995, and as per the provisions of
section 100 of the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001(LII of
2001), shall be granted a certificate of recognition as specified in Appendix
B.

(2) Candidates applying for certificate of recognition must have the

knowledge of the maritime laws as in force in Pakistan, and the maritime
laws embodied in international agreements and conventions, and the
implementation of such laws.

CHAPTER II. - EXAMINATIONS (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

8. Competencies and training. –(1) Certificates of competency and

command endorsements shall be granted only by examination consisting of
written, oral and signal components where appropriate.

(2) A candidate shall be assessed to ensure that they meet the

standards of competence required under these rules, which detail the level of
knowledge, understanding, proficiency and the methods, which shall be used
to determine candidate’s competence to undertake different functions,
associated with different levels of responsibility.

(3) Ancillary training in safety and technical subjects which are

mandatory, shall be required for each grade of certificate of competency as
specified in Appendix “C”.

(4) Subject to sub-rule (3), a candidate shall submit certificates of

successful completion of ancillary training from an Academy, College or
Institute approved by the Federal Government before the grant of certificate
of competency.
 9. Examination of foreigners. - A foreigner candidate may be
examined for all grades of certificates of competency subject to such
conditions as shall be applicable to other candidates under these rules.

10. Proof of nationality. - Every candidate for a certificate of

competency or command endorsement shall be required to produce proof of
nationality by producing a passport or certificate of citizenship or national
identity card.

11. Knowledge of English language. - All candidates must prove to

the satisfaction of the Examiner that they can speak and write in English
language sufficiently well to perform the duties required of them on board a
ship.

12. Medical fitness and eyesight test. -(1) Each candidate shall be
medically fit including eyesight, colour vision and hearing as per the standard
laid down in Appendix “D”.

(2) Each candidate shall be medically examined, by a medical

practitioner approved by the Federal Government, which shall be valid for
two years.

(3) Eyesight and colour vision test shall be held at Mercantile

Marine Department, Karachi which shall be valid for one year.

13. Examination fee. –(1) A candidate shall be required to pay

the appropriate fee as specified in Appendix “E”, on each occasion on which
he presents himself for an examination either for a certificate of competency
or for the endorsement of a certificate of competency.

(2) No part of the fee paid by a candidate shall be refundable or

creditable in any case.

14. Eligibility fee. – A candidate enquiring as to his eligibility for

examination shall be required to pay the appropriate fee as specified in
Appendix “E” before any step is taken to enquire into his sea service or to his
qualifications, etc.
 15. Application for examination. –(1) A candidate, prior to
applying for examination of any grade of certificate of competency in order
to get his sea service assessed, shall submit an application through the
Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, addressed to the
Principal Examiner of Master and Mates along with prescribed fee as
specified in Appendix “E”. Following certificate and documents to be
attached, namely: -

(a) Seamen service book;

(b) medical fitness certificate as specified in rule 12;

(c) ancillary training certificates as specified in Appendix C;

and

(d) sea service testimonial as specified in rule 26.

(2) The Principal Examiner of Master and Mates shall issue a notice
of eligibility to the candidate on a form as specified in Appendix “F”.

(3) An application form as set out in Appendix “G” duly filled in

along with prescribed fee as specified in Appendix “E”, for all grades of
certificate of competency examination or endorsement should be sent to the
Principal Examiner of Master and Mates through the Principal Officer,
Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi.

16. Arrangements for examination. –(1) All written examination

papers for the certificate of competency class IV, class III and class II shall
be set and marked entirely by the Examiners as specified in rule 48.

(2) The signal examination regarding a candidate for the certificate

of competency class IV, class III and class II shall be conducted by an
institute approved by the Federal Government, under the supervision of the
Principal Examiner of Master and Mates.

(3) The oral examination regarding a candidate for the certificate of

competency class IV, class III, class II and class I, shall be conducted under
the supervision of the Principal Examiner of Master and Mates.
 (4) A partial pass from written, oral and signal examination shall
remain valid for three years where appropriate.

17. Re-examination. – A candidate may present himself for re-

examination at any time as per examination schedule on payment of the
prescribed fee as specified in Appendix “E”.

18. Issue of certificate of competency. –(1) When a candidate has

successfully passed all parts of an examination and met all other mandatory
conditions governing award, he shall receive an Authority Slip Exn. 16 (Pak).
in the form as set out in Appendix “H”, authorizing the Principal Officer,
Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, to issue the certificate of
competency of relevant grade.

(2) A certificate of competency awarded by the Federal

Government or by another country but declared to have the same force as
that awarded in Pakistan being a certificate of competency of lower grade
held by a candidate, shall be surrendered before the superior certificate of
competency is awarded.

(3) The candidates shall receive a record of their examination

results on the prescribed form Exn. 17 (Pak) in the form as set out in
Appendix “I”. This form must be produced along with application when a
candidate presents himself for the next examination of certificate of
competency.

19. Form of certificate of competency. – A certificate of competency

and endorsement shall be issued in any of the form as set out in Appendix
“J1” to “J4”.

20. Copy of lost certificate of competency. –(1) An applicant for a

certified copy of the lost certificate of competency should fill in an
application in form Exn. 23 (Pak) as set out in Appendix “K”, giving the
necessary particulars and delivering it to the Principal Officer, Mercantile
Marine Department, Karachi, along with the prescribed fee as specified in
Appendix “E”.

(2) Declaration as to the circumstances in which the certificate of

competency was lost must be made by an applicant in front of the Principal
Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi.
 21. Physical and mental disability. –(1) A candidate shall not be
allowed to continue his examination, if in the course of the examination the
Examiner finds that the candidate is afflicted with deafness, with an
impediment in speech or with some other physical or mental infirmity, and
upon further investigation is satisfied that the degree of infirmity is such as to
render the candidate incapable of discharging adequately the ordinary
seagoing duties of the holder of certificate of competency.

(2) Every such case shall be reported and the candidate’s certificate
of competency, if any, shall be forwarded with the report to the Principal
Examiner of Master and Mates.

(3) If the candidate subsequently produces a medical certificate to

the specific effect that his hearing, speech, or physical or mental condition
has improved or is normal, the Principal Examiner of Master and Mates shall
consider the candidate for re-examination.

CHAPTER III. – SEA SERVICE (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

22. Particulars of sea service. -(1) The period of qualifying sea

service performed by a candidate for the eligibility to appear in the
examination of any grade of certificate of competency shall depend upon
following, namely: -

(a) The type of vessel;

(b) the voyages upon which the vessel is engaged; and

(c) the ranks held on board the vessels in which employed.

(2) The entries made in a seaman’s service book or discharge book

supported by sea service testimonials as set out in Appendix “L” and
Appendix “M” as appropriate shall be an evidence of sea service.

23. General requirements for qualifying sea service. -(1) The

qualifying sea service as specified in Chapter IV for any grade of certificate
of competency shall be reckoned from the date of engagement to the date of
discharge from the vessel.
 (2) Minimum six months of the qualifying sea service must be
performed within five years preceding the application.

(3) A candidate for certificate of competency class IV shall produce

a statement from his employers or the masters, under whom he has served,
that a minimum of six months has been spent on navigational watch keeping
in the last twelve months of his sea service, under the supervision of an
officer holding a certificate of competency.

24. Sea service in non-trading vessels. –(1) A candidate who has

served on non-trading vessels, the required qualifying sea service for any
grade of certificate of competency shall be counted in the following manner,
namely: -

(a) On Pakistan Navy vessels at sea, at full rate, and in

addition must have three months sea service on merchant
ships;

(b) on fishery protection vessels, research and survey vessels,

survey vessels, navigational aid tenders, stand by vessels
and sea going ferries, at full rate provided that two-third
of the time on board is spent at sea. In addition must have
served six moths on merchant ships;

(c) on stand by new construction in final stages or vessels in

dry dock or undergoing engine repairs, two months of
total stay on board shall be counted for certificate of
competency class IV and class III, three months for
candidates holding certificate of competency class II and
class I; and

(d) on sea going tugs shall be counted at full rate.

(2) Subject to sub-rule (1), a candidate not fulfilling the sea service
requirements the certificate of competency shall be limited, either
temporarily or permanently, for service only on certain types of ships or
trades.
 25. Remission from qualifying sea service for certificate of
competency class III and class IV. –(1) The requirement of thirty-six
months sea service for certificate of competency class III and class IV shall
be reduced by remissions granted in respect of attendance at approved course
of training, and in recognition of certain higher academic qualifications
achieved in following institutes, namely: -

(a) Candidates passed out from Pakistan Marine Academy,

shall be granted twelve months remission from the
required sea service;

(b) candidates passed out from Pakistan Naval Academy,

shall be granted half the time spent at the Academy but
not exceeding twelve months remission from the required
sea service;

(c) from any institute approved by the Federal Government,

conducting preparatory course for certificate of
competency class IV and class III, shall be granted three
months remission from the required sea service; and

(d) From any university in Pakistan or university recognized

by the Federal Government having a B.Sc. Degree in
mathematics and applied sciences shall be granted six
months remission from the required sea service.

(2) A candidate may qualify for remission under more than one
heading but the total remission shall not be granted for more than twelve
months.

26.Testimonials required. -(1) A candidate applying for the

examination of certificate of competency class IV or certificate of
competency class III shall produce sea service testimonials specimen as set
out in Appendix “L”.

(2) A candidate applying for the examination of certificate of

competency class II or certificate of competency class I shall produce sea
service testimonial specimen as set out in Appendix “M”.
 (3) The testimonials shall be signed by the master of the ship in
which qualifying sea service has been performed. In the case of service as
master, a responsible official of the company concerned shall sign the sea
service testimonials.

CHAPTER IV. - QUALIFYING SEA SERVICE

27. Certificate of competency (Deck Officers) class IV. – A deck

cadet in order to appear for the examination of certificate of competency
class IV must have completed thirty-six months of sea service on an ordinary
trading vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or more.

(2) A deck rating in order to appear for the examination of

certificate of competency class IV must have completed forty-two months of
sea service on an ordinary trading vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or
more.

(3) A radio operator in order to appear for the examination of

certificate of competency class IV must have completed fifty-four months of
sea service on an ordinary trading vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or
more.

(4) Subject to sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) a minimum of six months
should be spent on navigational watch keeping in the last twelve months of
his sea service under the supervision of an officer holding a certificate of
competency.

28. Certificate of competency (Deck Officers) class III. –The

requirements of qualifying sea service to appear in the examination of
certificate of competency class III shall be the same as specified in rule 27.

29. Certificate of competency (Deck Officers) class II. – In order to

qualify to appear for the examination of certificate of competency class II,
each candidate must have completed twelve months of sea service on an
ordinary trading vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or more, while holding
a certificate of competency class IV or class III.
 30. Certificate of competency (Deck Officers) class I Master
Mariner. –(1) In order to qualify to appear for the examination of
certificate of competency class I, each candidate must have completed as the
officer in charge of a navigational watch for not less than thirty-six months at
sea provided that at least twelve months of the thirty-six months sea service
must have been performed while holding certificate of competency class II,
on an ordinary trading vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or more.

31. Sea service requirements for naval personnel. –(1) Subject rule
31 naval personnel on active service or retired who have attained the rank of
Lieutenant in the executive branch of the Pakistan Navy shall be allowed to
appear for the examination of certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class
IV and class III provided they have total of thirty-six months sea service in
the following manner, namely: -

(a) Minimum three months or more sea service on merchant

ships of five hundred gross tonnage or more; and

(b) remaining sea service actually at sea on naval ships of

five hundred gross tonnage or more.

(2) Naval personnel on active service or retired who have attained

the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the executive branch of the Pakistan
Navy and have completed not less than forty-two months watch keeping
service actually at sea on naval vessels of five hundred gross tonnage or more
shall be allowed to appear for the examination of certificate of competency
(Deck Officer) class I.

CHAPTER V. – ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

32. Certificate of competency (Deck Officers) class IV. –(1) A

candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;
 (c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in
Appendix “C”; and

(d) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in

rule 27.

(2) A candidate shall be granted remission in requisite sea service as

specified in rule 25.

33.Certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class III. -(1) A

candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C’; and

(d) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in

rule 27.

(2) A candidate shall be granted remission in requisite sea service as

specified in rule 25.

34.Certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class II. -(1) A

candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty-one years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”;

(d) hold certificate of competency class III; and

 (e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in
rule 29.

35.Certificate of competency (Deck Officer) class I Master

Mariner. -(1) A candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty two years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”;

(d) hold certificate of competency class II; and

(e) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in

rule 30.

36. Eligibility for naval personnel. –(1) A candidate for the

certificate of competency class IV and class III shall, -

(a) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(b) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”; and

(c) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in

sub-rule(1) of rule 31.

(2) A candidate for the certificate of competency class I shall, -

(a) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(b) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”; and
 (c) have performed the requisite sea service as specified in
sub-rule(2) of rule 31.

(3) No certificate of competency of any grade shall be granted

without examination.

CHAPTER VI. – ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR

ENDORSEMENTS

37. Master (home trade) endorsement. -(1) A candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty-two years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”;

(d) hold certificate of competency class III; and

(e) have served not less than thirty-six months at sea as the
officer in charge of a navigational watch in ordinary
trading vessels of five hundred gross tonnage or more
whilst holding a certificate of competency class III or
class IV.

38. Master (coasting ship) endorsement. -(1) A candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty-two years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”;
 (d) hold certificate of competency class IV; and

(e) have served not less than thirty-six months at sea as the
officer in charge of a navigational watch in ordinary
trading vessels of five hundred gross tonnage or more
whilst holding a certificate of competency class IV.

39. Tug Master (unlimited) endorsement. -(1) A candidate shall, -

(a) be not less than twenty-two years of age;

(b) be medically fit including hearing, eye sight and colour

vision as specified in Appendix “D”;

(c) have carried out ancillary training as specified in

Appendix “C”;

(d) hold certificate of competency class II; and

(e) have served at least eighteen months as first watch

keeping officer in tugs.

CHAPTER VII. – EXEMPTIONS, EXAMINATIONS AND

EXAMINERS

40. Exemptions. - A candidate having a degree of B.Sc. with subjects

mathematics and physics shall be granted exemption from either or both
papers which are included in the syllabus of certificate of competency (Deck
Officer) class III examination.

41. Examination for grant of certificate of competency class IV. –

(1) The examination for the grant of certificate of competency class IV
shall be written, oral and signal at an operation level according to the
syllabus as specified in Appendix “N”, and shall consist of the following
subjects, namely: -
 (a) Written papers:

(i) General ship knowledge (one paper of two and a

half hours. Minimum pass marks 50%);

(ii) Cargo operation and stability (one paper of two and

a half hours. Minimum pass marks 60%);

(iii) Ocean and off shore navigation (One paper of three

hours. Minimum pass marks 70%);

(iv) Coastal navigation (one paper of three hours.

Minimum pass marks 70%); and

(v) Meteorology (one paper of two hours. Minimum

pass marks 50%);

(b) Oral examination; and

(c) Signal.

(2) If a candidate has passed in any three written papers, he shall be

declared as partial pass in written examination. The validity of the passed
papers shall be for three years. The candidate may appear in failed papers on
any next scheduled examination date.

42. Examination for grant of certificate of competency class III. –

(1) The examination for grant of certificate of competency class III shall
be written, oral and signal at an operational level according to the syllabus as
specified in Appendix “O”, and shall consist of the following subjects,
namely: -

(a) Written papers:

(i) Applied science (one paper of three hours.

Minimum pass marks 50%);

(ii) Principles of Navigation (one paper of two hours.

Minimum pass marks 50%); and
 (iii) Mathematics, pure and applied (one paper of two
and half hours. Minimum pass marks 50%);

(b) Oral examination; and

(c) Signal.

(2) If a candidate has passed in any one written paper, he shall be

declared as partial pass in written examination. The validity of the passed
papers shall be for three years. The candidate may appear in failed papers on
any next scheduled examination date.

43. Examination for grant of certificate of competency class II. –

(1) The examination for grant of certificate of competency class II shall be
written, oral and signal at management level according to the syllabus as
specified in Appendix “P”, and shall consist of the following subjects, which
are divided into two blocks A and B with four subjects in each block,
namely: -

(a) Block “A” written papers:

(i) Navigation instrumentation (one paper of three

hours. Minimum pass marks 60%);

(ii) Meteorology (one paper of two and half hours.

Minimum pass marks 50%);

(iii) Business and law (one paper of three hours.

Minimum pass marks 50%); and

(iv) Navigation command (one paper of two and half

hours. Minimum pass marks 60%).

(b) Block “B” written papers:

(i) Engineering and control systems (one paper of two

and half hours. Minimum pass marks 50%);
 (ii) Ship board operations (one paper of two and half
hours. Minimum pass marks 50%);

(iii) Ship construction (One paper of three hours.

Minimum pass marks 60%); and

(iv) Ship stability command operation (One paper of

three hours. Minimum pass marks 60%);

(c) Oral examination; and

(d) Signal.

(2) If a candidate has passed in any two written papers of block “A”
or block “B” separately, he shall be declared as partial pass in written
examination. The validity of the passed papers shall be for three years. The
candidate may appear in failed papers on any next scheduled examination
date.

44. Examination for grant of certificate of competency class I

Master Mariner. – The examination for grant of certificate of competency
class I shall be oral only at management level according to the syllabus as
specified in Appendix “Q”.

45. Examination for grant of Master (home trade) endorsement. -

The examination for grant of Master (home trade) endorsement shall be
written and oral at management level according to the syllabus as specified in
Appendix “R”, and shall consist of the following subjects, namely: -

(a) Written papers:

(i) Ship construction and stability (one paper of three

hours. Minimum pass marks 60%);

(ii) Business and law (one paper of two hours.

Minimum pass marks 50%); and

(iii) Magnetic compass, Gyrocompass and Navigational

aids (one paper of two hours. Minimum pass marks
60%).
 (b) Oral.

(2) If a candidate has passed in any one written paper, he shall be

declared as partial pass in written examination. The validity of the passed
paper shall be for three years. The candidate may appear in failed papers on
any next scheduled examination date.

46. Examination for grant of Master (coasting ship) endorsement. -

The examination for grant of Master (coaster ship) endorsement shall be
written and oral at management level according to the syllabus as specified in
Appendix “R”. and shall consist of the following subjects, namely: -

(b) Written papers:

(i) Ship construction and stability (one paper of two

hours. Minimum pass marks 60%); and

(ii) Magnetic compass, Gyrocompass and Navigational

aids (one paper of two hours. Minimum pass marks
60%).

(b) Oral.

(2) If a candidate has passed in any one written paper, he shall be

declared as partial pass in written examination. The validity of the passed
paper shall be for three years. The candidate may appear in failed paper on
any next scheduled examination date.

47. Examination for grant of Tug Master (unlimited, home trade

area and coastal trade area) endorsement. - The examination for grant of
Tug Master (unlimited, home trade area and coastal trade area) endorsement
shall be oral only at management level according to the syllabus as specified
in Appendix “R”.

48. Principal Examiner of Master and Mates. - The Chief Nautical

Surveyor in the Director General Ports and Shipping shall be the Principal
Examiner of Master and Mates.
 49. Examiners. – The following shall be the Examiners for the
purpose of these rules, namely: -

(a) Chief Nautical surveyor in the Directorate General Ports

and Shipping;

(b) Deputy Chief Nautical Surveyor and Nautical Surveyor

attached to the Directorate General Ports and Shipping;
and

(c) Nautical Surveyor in the Mercantile Marine Department

including promoted as Principal Officer.

50. Board of Examiners. –(1) The Federal Government shall

constitute a Board of Examiners from amongst the Examiners specified in
rule 49, which shall conduct all examinations of the Deck Officers. The
Board of Examiners so constituted shall, in performance of its functions, be
subject to the supervision of the Principal Examiner of Master and Mates.

51. Result of examination. – The Principal Examiner of Master and

Mates shall communicate results of the various examinations to the
candidates.

52. Appellate Board. – The Director-General, Ports and Shipping,

in consultation with the Principal Examiner of Master and Mates, shall
appoint an Appellate Board, consisting of at least two persons who remained
as ex-Principal Examiner of Master and Mates or ex-Examiner in the
Directorate General of Ports and Shipping.
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53. Appeal. –(1) An aggrieved candidate may prefer an appeal
personally before the Appellate Board appointed under rule 52 within twenty
days after the receipt of his result on payment of the prescribed fee as
specified in Appendix “E”.

(2) The following shall be the functions of the Appellate Board

appointed under sub-rule (1), namely: -

(a) To consider the appeals on the subject of examination;

 (b) to see that questions have been marked, and the totaling
of the marks given is correct; and

(c) to ensure that the standard of marking is balanced with all

other candidates, who have either failed or passed and no
injustice has been done to the aggrieved candidate.

CHAPTER VIII. – REVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATE OF

COMPETENCY

54. Conditions for revalidation of certificate of competency. –(1)

Every Deck Officer holding certificate of competency which is recognized
under the International Convention on Standard of Training and Certification
of Watch keeping for seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995, who is serving at
sea or intends to return to sea after a period ashore, shall be required to
revalidate certificate of competency granted to him at intervals not exceeding
five years, to establish continued professional competence in accordance with
section A-I/11 of the said convention, read with regulation I/11 thereof.

(2) The date from which the five years period of validity shall
commence be the latest qualifying date shown in the certificate of
competency.

(3) There shall be no time limit on application under this rule for
revalidation of a certificate of competency irrespective of the date on which it
ceases to be valid for sea going service.

55. Requirements for revalidation of certificate of competency. –

(1) In order to fulfill the requirements for revalidation, a certificate of
competency holder shall, -

(a) meet the medical fitness including eye sight and hearing
requirements as specified in Appendix “D”; and

(b) have served in the appropriate capacity on sea-going ships

of any flag for at least twelve months (which need not be
continuous) during the preceding five years.
 (2) Where a certificate of competency holder has not served
sufficient time to satisfy the requirements of clause (b) of sub-rule (1), for the
eligibility of revalidation of certificate of competency, the candidate shall
serve for three months on ships having gross tonnage of five hundred or
more, other than fishing vessels, in a supernumerary capacity.

(3) A Deck Officer who is a holder of certificate of competency

and has served at sea in a lower rank for the certificate of competency
granted to him, in a vessel of five hundred gross tonnage or more, should
have served for at least three months immediately prior to applying for
revalidation, but the total sea service should be as specified in clause (b) of
sub-rule (1).

56. Acceptable occupations. -(1) A Deck Officer who has

performed functions relating to the duties appropriate to the grade of
certificate of competency held which are considered to be at least equivalent
to the sea service required for revalidation of certificate of competency, shall
be considered favourably. In this regard, the following is the list of
acceptable occupations, namely: -

(a) Examiners of Masters and Mates, Nautical Surveyors

including Government Ship’s Surveyors, Deputy or Chief
Nautical Surveyors employed in any Government
Maritime safety Administration or setup;

(b) Directors related with ports and shipping affairs employed

in any Government Maritime Safety Administration;

(c) Lecturers of approved Marine Colleges;

(d) Marine Superintendents or ship repair managers;

(e) Classification Society Surveyors;

(f) Pilots licensed by a Pilotage Authority;

(g) Harbour Masters, Dock Masters and Deputy Conservators

of ports;

(h) Dredging Superintendents or Dredging Masters;

 (i) Hydrographic Surveyors; and

(j) Ship and cargo Surveyors.

(2) A certificate of competency holder must have been engaged in

any of the occupations specified in sub-rule (1) for at least two and a half
years in the proceeding five years which need not to be continous.

(3) A Deck officer who does not meet the revalidation criteria given
in sub-rule (1) and clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 55 for revalidation of
certificate of competency should either, -

(i) appear in written examination as per the syllabus

as set out in Appendix “S”; or

(ii) carry out preparatory course of up grading of

knowledge at an institute approved by the Federal
Government.

57.Application for revalidation of certificate of competency. –An

application in the form as set out in Appendix “T”, together with supporting
documents and the prescribed fee as specified in Appendix “E” should be
submitted to the Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi,
for revalidation of certificate of competency.

58. Revalidation of certificate of competency. - A candidate who

fulfills the requirements of clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 55
shall be granted revalidation of certificate of competency granted to him for
further five years, and an endorsement certificate as set out in Appendix “U”
shall be attached to the certificate of competency.

CHAPTER IX. – TANKER ENDORSEMENT AND

ITS REVALIDATION

59. Requirements for tanker endorsement. - A certificate of

competency shall be endorsed for service on tankers carrying oil, chemical or
liquefied gases for those candidates who meet the approved training and sea
service requirements in accordance with regulation V/1 of the International
Convention on Standards of Training and Certification of Watch-keeping for
Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995.

60. Qualifying conditions. - In each case within the five years

period prior to the date of application for tanker endorsement, a candidate
should have, -

(a) completed a specialized training course for the relevant

type of tanker, approved by the Federal Government; and

(b) minimum of six months accredited ship board service on

relevant type of tanker.

61. Application for tanker endorsement. –(1) An application in the

from as set out in Appendix “V” for tanker endorsement along with the
prescribed fee as specified in Appendix “E”, should be submitted to the
Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi. In addition the
candidate shall be required to produce certificate of competency granted to
him along with certificate of sea service, seamen’s service book or continues
discharge certificate, and confirmatory evidence of training and sea service
as specified in this rule and report of tanker sea service as set out in
Appendix “W”.

(2) A candidates who is suitably qualified may apply on an

application form as set out in Appendix “V” for more than one endorsement.
Separate fee as specified in Appendix “E” shall be charged for each
endorsement granted in respect of each such application.

62. Grant of tanker endorsement. - In order to qualify for the grant

of a tanker endorsement, a Deck Officers holding certificate of competency
must have completed specialized training course approved by the Federal
Government together with a period of shipboard training and appropriate sea
service as specified in rule 60.

63. Multiple endorsements. – Where endorsements for service on a

second or third type of tanker are sought, the requirement for six months sea
service on the specific type of tanker may be substituted by successful
completion of twenty-eight days approved by the Federal Government
shipboard training involving at least one loading and one discharging
operation.
 64. Revalidation of tanker endorsements. –(1) Subject to sub-rule
(3), a Deck Officer holding certificate of competency carrying tanker
endorsement shall, in order to qualify for grant of revalidation of tanker
endorsement held by him, provide evidence of at least three months sea
service (which need not be continuous) in any type of tanker during the
preceding five years.

(2) A Deck Officer who has not served in a tanker during the
preceding five years period shall have his tanker endorsements withdrawn.

(3) Before tanker endorsement, that has been withdrawn, is

revalidated a Deck Officer shall be required to either, -

(a) attend a shore-based Tanker Safety Course approved by

the Federal Government; or

(b) undertake fourteen days supervised shipboard training

with the prior permission of the Federal Government in a
supernumerary capacity in the type of tanker in which he
intends to serve.

CHAPTER X. - PENALITIES

65. Penalty for misconduct. - Where in the opinion of the Principal

Examiner of Master and Mates, a candidate has been found guilty of any
misconduct in relation to an examination including insolence to any
Examiner or disorderly or improper conduct in or outside the room where the
examination is held, or a breach of any of these rules, the Principal Examiner
of Master and Mates may take action in one or more of the following
manners, namely: -

(a) Where the examination has not commenced or has not

been completed, the candidate shall not be permitted to
appear in the examination or, as the case may be, to take
further part therein;

(b) where the candidate has been declared successful in the

examination but has not been granted the certificate of
 competency, the certificate of competency shall be
withheld for such period as the Principal Examiner of
Master and Mates may direct; and

(c) the candidate may be debarred from appearing in any

examination under these rules for such period as the
Principal Examiner of Master and Mates may direct.

66. Penalty for copying. - In the event of any candidate being found
referring to any unauthorized book or copying from another candidate or
affording any assistance or giving any information to another candidate or
communicating in any way with anyone during the time of examination or
copying any part of the problems for the purpose of taking them out of the
examination room, he shall be regarded as fail in that subject and shall not be
allowed to present himself for re-examination for a period of six months. A
candidate guilty of a second offence of such nature shall not be allowed to
present himself for re-examination until twelve months have elapsed since
the date of the second offence.