[F193 Grades of certificates of competency.U.K.
(1)Certificates of competency shall be granted, in accordance with this Act, for each of the following grades; (that is to say,)
Master of a foreign-going ship:
First mate of a foreign-going ship:
Second mate of a foreign-going ship:
Only mate of a foreign-going ship:
Master of a home trade passenger ship:
Mate of a home trade passenger ship:
First-class engineer:
Second-class engineer.
(2)A certificate of competency for a foreign-going ship shall be deemed to be of a higher grade than the corresponding certificate for a home trade passenger ship, and shall entitle the lawful holder thereof to go to sea in the corresponding grade in the last-mentioned ship; but a certificate for a home trade passenger ship shall not entitle the holder to go to sea as master or mate of a foreign-going ship.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 92, 93, 96–104, and 209 repealed (prosp.) by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), ss. 100, 101(4), Sch. 5 :however, by virtue of S.I. 1981/1186, Sch., Appendix and S.I. 1986/2066, art. 2(2), Sch. 2, Appendix the repeal of ss. 92, 93, 96-104, 209 is no longer prospective except to the extent that these sections apply in relation to British ships registered outside the United Kingdom and by S.I. 1982/840, Sch., Appendix the repeal of ss. 92, 93, 96-104, 209 is no longer prospective to the extent that these sections apply in relation to British ships registered in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man