18. Application for registration as a Hydrographic Surveyor or a Nautical Cartographer

A person who wishes to practice as a Hydrographic

The applicant under subsection (1) shall possess such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed in compliance with international standards.

An application under subsection (1) shall be substantially in a form as may be prescribed by regulation and accompanied by a prescribed fee.

The Office may require an applicant to furnish further information in connection with an application as it may specify.

An applicant shall bear the cost incurred in connection with the verification of information submitted in support of an application.

Upon the receipt of an application under subsection (1), the office shall, on consideration of the matters contained in the application decide either to register as a Hydrographic

The Office shall in writing inform the applicant of its decision and in the case of a refusal to register, it shall state its reasons therefor within one month from the date of informing the said decision.

A Hydrographic Surveyor or a Nautical Cartographer registered under this section shall be granted with a Certificate of Registration in the respective field in the form and manner as may be prescribed (hereinafter referred to as the “Certificate of Registration”).

The Certificate of Registration shall include such terms and conditions subject to which such registration has been granted.