Marine license - Kaigimenjo

Based on the "Ship's Officers and Small Boat Operators Law" (Law No. 149 of 1951), a license is issued to those who wish to become ship's officers when they pass the national examination, complete the required courses, and are granted a marine engineer's license. Due to a legal amendment in 2002, the marine engineer's license and the small boat operator's license became separate.

There are 1st to 6th grade marine engineer (navigation), 1st to 6th grade marine engineer (engineer), 1st to 3rd grade marine engineer (communication), and 1st to 4th grade marine engineer (electronic communication) licenses. The positions that marine officers can hold on a ship are limited by their seafaring experience, with the latter being limited by the navigation area and size of the ship, and the latter by the navigation area and power of the propulsion engine. Those who have completed a course at a training facility for marine officers registered with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are exempt from all or part of the written exam. In general, eligibility to take the exam arises after working as a seafarer for a certain number of years. To obtain a higher-level qualification, a certain amount of seafaring experience with a lower-level qualification is required, but if there is a certain amount of seafaring experience, part of the written exam is exempted.

Small boat operators are issued a small boat operator's license, and there are license categories of first class, second class, and special small boat operator.

[Yoichi Shinohara]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

「船舶職員及び小型船舶操縦者法」（昭和26年法律第149号）に基づき、船舶職員になろうとする者が国家試験に合格し、所定の講習を修了して、海技士の免許を与えられたときに交付される免状。2002年（平成14）の法改正により、海技免状と小型船舶操縦免許証とは区分されるようになった。

　海技士の免許には、一級から六級海技士（航海）、一級から六級海技士（機関）、一級から三級海技士（通信）、一級から四級海技士（電子通信）の資格がある。海技士（航海）は航行区域および船舶の大きさ、また海技士（機関）は航行区域および推進機関の出力の区分ごとに、それぞれ乗船履歴に応じて、船舶において行うことのできる船舶職員の職位は限定される。国土交通大臣の登録を受けた船舶職員養成施設の課程修了者は、学科試験の全部または一部が免除される。一般には、所定の年数、船員として従事したのちに、受験資格が発生する。また、上級の資格を得るには、下級の資格での所定の乗船履歴が必要となるが、一定の乗船履歴があれば学科試験の一部が免除される。

　なお、小型船舶操縦士には小型船舶操縦免許証が交付され、一級、二級、特殊小型船舶操縦士の免許区分がある。

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