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 [54 STAT. National laws, etc. 2. La legislation nationale doit: 2. National laws or regulations shall- a) fixer l'age minimum et l'expe- rience professionnelle a exiger des candidats a chaque cate- gorie de brevets de capacit6; b) pr6voir l'organisation et le con- tr6le par l'autorit6 comp- tente d'un ou de plusieurs examens en vue de constater si les candidats aux brevets de capacit6 possedent l'apti- tude exigee pour les fonctions correspondant aux brevets auxquels ils sont candidats. 3. Tout Membre de l'Organisa- tion peut, pendant une periode de trois ans a partir de la date de sa ratification, d6livrer des brevets de capacite aux personnes qui n'ont pas passe les examens orga- nis6s en vertu du paragraphe 2 b) du present article, pourvu: (a) prescribe a minimum age to have been attained by and a minimum period of profes- sional experience to have been completed by candidates for each grade of competency certificate; (b) provide for the organisation and supervision by the com- petent authority of one or more examinations for the purpose of testing whether candidates for competency certificates possess the quali- fications necessary for per- forming the duties corre- sponding to the certificates for which they are candidates. 3. Any Member of the Organ- isation may, during a period of three years from the date of its ratification, issue competency cer- tificates to persons who have not passed the examinations organised in virtue of paragraph 2 (b) of this Article who- a) quo ces personnes possedent en fait une experience pra- tique suffisante de la fonction correspondant aux brevets dont il s'agit; b) qu'aucune faute technique grave n'ait et6 relev6e contre ces personnes. ARTICLE 5. Enforcement. 1. Tout Membre ratifiant la presente convention doit en as- surer, par un systeme d'inspection efficace, l'application effective. Detentionofvessels. 2. La legislation nationale doit pr6voir les cas dans lesquels les autorites d'un Membre peuvent arreter tout navire immatricule dans son territoire en raison d'une infraction aux dispositions de la presente convention. tComw icatn be- 3. Lorsque les autorites d'un Membre ayant ratifie la presente convention constatent une infrac- (a) have in fact had sufficient practical experience of the duties corresponding to the certificate in question; and (b) have no record of any serious technical error against them. ARTICLE 5. 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall ensure its due enforcement by an efficient system of inspection. 2. National laws or regulations shall provide for the cases in which the authorities of a Member may detain vessels registered in its ter- ritory on account of a breach of the provisions of this Convention. 3. Where the authorities of a Member which has ratified this Convention find a breach of its Issuance of certifi- cates without exam- ination. TREATIES 1686

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