Chapter:	478Y	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS A.B.) RULES	Gazette Number:
Section:	8	Heading:	Reduction in qualifying service at sea	Version Date:	30/06/1997

In the case of a person who holds a certificate given by the responsible authority showing that he has passed or satisfactorily completed an approved course of pre-sea training at a nautical training school specified in Schedule 2, the total period of qualifying sea service which would otherwise be required under section 7(2) shall be reduced by the period shown in column 3 of that Schedule.