22Grant of masters', serangs', engineers' and engine-drivers' certificates of service

(1) The State Government may, ²[if it thinks fit], grant without examination to any person who has served as a master, or as an engineer, of ³[a vessel of the Coast Guard, Indian Navy or regular Army for a period as may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf], a certificate (hereinafter called a certificate of service) to the effect that he is, by reason of his having so served, competent to act as a first-class master, second-class master or serang, or as an engineer, first-class engine-driver or second-class engine-driver, as the case may be, on board an inland ¹[mechanically propelled vessel].

⁴[Explanation--For the purposes of this section,

(a) the expression "Coast Guard" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 (30 of 1978);

(b) the expression "Indian Navy" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (10) of section 3 of the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957);

(c) the expression "regular Army" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (xxi) of section 3 of the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950);

(2) A certificate of service so granted shall have the same effect as a certificate of competency granted under this Act after examination.

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1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for "steam-vessel" (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "in its discretion".

3. Subs. by Act 35 of 2007, s. 7, for "an inland mechanically propelled vessel for a period of three years before the first day of November, 1956" (w.e.f. 21-2-2008).

4. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 21-2-2008).

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MASTERS INCLUDING SERANGS AND ENGINEERS INCLUDING ENGINE-DRIVERS OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS