Section 17 in The Merchant Shipping (Examination Of Engineers In The Merchant) Navy Rules, 1963
17. Nature of Service.
- Service required under rules 15 and 16 must have been performed in foreign-going steamships of not less than 66 nominal horse-power and/or motor ships of not less than 373 brake horse-power, as an engineer at sea on regular watch, i.e., on watch for not less than eight out of each 24 hours' service claimed, except that :(a)day work, by which is meant engineering work at sea other than that performed on regular watch, will be counted at half rate with a maximum allowance of six months towards the qualifying period of sea service, provided that the work has been carried out within the engine or boiler spaces of a steam or motor ship at sea;(b)the conditions under which service performed in ships other than foreign-going ships is allowed to count are set out in rules 28 to 35.
