Section 25 in The Merchant Shipping (Examination Of Engineers In The Merchant) Navy Rules, 1963
25. Nature of qualifying service.
- Sea service means service on Articles of Agreement as engineer. When part or whole of the qualifying service has been performed in ships which for considerable periods have not been at sea, a statement or certificate from the owners of the ship must be produced showing the proportion of time actually spent at sea. If this time amounts to not less than two-thirds of the service required to qualify for the examination, the service will be accepted in full, but where the actual service at seafalls below this proportion, the deficiency must be made up by additional service at sea.
