PART 2BOATMASTER'S LICENCES AND BOATMASTERS' CERTIFICATES
Boatmaster's licences
Standards of competence for licences and endorsements13
1
The Secretary of State may not issue a boatmaster's licence or an endorsement of a licence to a person who has not previously held one unless the applicant satisfies him that he has the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a holder of the relevant class of licence or endorsement.
2
Part 1 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations specifies—
a
the practical skills and knowledge required in respect of each class of boatmaster's licence and endorsement,
b
the means by which the attainment of the appropriate level of such skills and knowledge is to be evidenced, and
c
the grievance procedure.