Section 9 in The Inland Vessels (Grant of Certificate of Competency to Masters and Serangs of Inland Vessels) (Orissa) Rules, 1984
9. Certificate of competency as second class Masters.
- A candidate shall not be admitted to the examination for certificate of competency as second class Master, unless the candidate-(i)has passed the sight and colour tests;(ii)has attained twenty-two years of age on the date of the Examination;(iii)fulfils the conditions prescribed under Rule 6(iv)is able to read and write Oriya, Hindi and English languages and has served for at least five years at sea or on inland water; and[Note-II Lescar Grade-II recruited in Paradeep Port Trust who have educational qualification of 5th standard may be allowed to appear, such competency examination, [up to the end of the year 2006.] [Added vide O.G.E. No. 1209 dated 2.11.1995.]](v)has rendered at least three years' service as helmsman (seacunny) of a vessel of not less than 45 nominal horse power or Serang of an inland mechanically propelled vessel of not less than 40 nominal horse power with valid certificate of competency.(2)The candidates shall be examined orally in the following subjects, namely :(i)the general principle of river navigation;(ii)the rules of the road;(iii)the management of inland mechanically propelled vessels, harbour crafts and fishing trawlers;(iv)storm signals;(v)tide tables;(vi)port rules and knowledge of buoys, lights, land marks, channels, sands and set of tide in the ports of Orissa and their approaches;(vii)coastal navigation, seamanship, fishing technology, elementary mathematics and science;(viii)his knowledge of the Act and the rules made under Sections 29, 52, 53, 54, 67 and the notifications issued under Sections 68 and 70 of the Act;(ix)reading the points of the compass.(3)The candidates who fail in the examination shall be eligible to be re-examined after rendering additional service for six months as a, helmsman.
