(1) The Director-General shall administer, supervise and monitor all activities relating to maritime education, training and assessment and approve the training institutes, training courses including onboard training, as applicable and method of conduct of such training course for the grant of certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency under this Part.
(2) No certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency referred to in sub-section (1) shall be granted unless the training required for certification under the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention is imparted in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3) The Director-General may, for the purposes of this Part, authorise a surveyor or any person or body of persons to inspect any maritime training institute and the person so authorised in this behalf shall submit the report to the Director-General.
(4) The Director-General may, after receipt of the inspection report under sub-section (3), if he is satisfied that the maritime training institute has contravened any provisions of this Part, suspend or withdraw the approval granted to such maritime training institute after giving the institute an opportunity of being heard.
(5) The Central Government, on receipt of any information pertaining to any training institute operating without obtaining approval of the Director-General under sub-section (1), may undertake action against such institute in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed.
(6) Every pilot or person performing the duties of a pilot at any port shall, from time to time, undergo such training and possess such certificates as the Director-General may by order, specify.
(2) No certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency referred to in sub-section (1) shall be granted unless the training required for certification under the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention is imparted in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3) The Director-General may, for the purposes of this Part, authorise a surveyor or any person or body of persons to inspect any maritime training institute and the person so authorised in this behalf shall submit the report to the Director-General.
(4) The Director-General may, after receipt of the inspection report under sub-section (3), if he is satisfied that the maritime training institute has contravened any provisions of this Part, suspend or withdraw the approval granted to such maritime training institute after giving the institute an opportunity of being heard.
(5) The Central Government, on receipt of any information pertaining to any training institute operating without obtaining approval of the Director-General under sub-section (1), may undertake action against such institute in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed.
(6) Every pilot or person performing the duties of a pilot at any port shall, from time to time, undergo such training and possess such certificates as the Director-General may by order, specify.
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