Section 36Certificate of Competency

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36. Certificate of Competency (1) The Director-General shall grant certificate of competency for [inland engineers, various grades of masters and engine-drivers] in an inland ship after conducting such examinations or tests as may be prescribed. (2) No [ inland engineer, master or engine-driver] shall be employed or engaged for service on board an inland ship unless he has the requisite certificate of competency granted under sub-section (1).

1. 37. The words and comma “inland engineer, master or engine-driver” were substituted for the words “master or driver” by section 6 of the Inland Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act No. XIII of 2005)