Section 7

Every officer who holds a foreign going certificate issued by a competent authority in the United Kingdom or in any country or in any territory the certificates of which have been declared by Order in Council made under section 102 of the Principal Act to have the same force as if they were granted under that Act, shall be seemed to be duly certificated under this

Ordinance if his certificate is of a grade appropriate to his station in the ship or of a higher grade.

A certificate granted by any such authority as “only mate” shall be deemed to be equivalent to that of first mate.

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Certificates of competency to be held by officers of various ships.