Section 5 in The Merchant Shipping (Examination For Skipper And Second Hand Of A Fishing Vessel) Rules, 1964
5. Parts of examinations.
(1)The examination shall comprise of three parts,- (i) the written test, (ii) the oral test, and (iii) the signalling test. The written and the oral test shall, unless specially permitted, be taken together in the first instance.(2)The signalling test may also be taken at the same time as the written and the oral tests. A candidate who fails in the signalling test or who does not take the said test but who has passed in either or both the written and oral tests may, within six months of such passing, be re-examined in signalling during any week in which examinations for masters and mates are held.(3)A candidate may be allowed to take the signalling test at any port where an examination for masters mates or fishermen is held.
