Regulation 37(1) A person shall not perform or be permitted to perform the functions of a manager, underground manager, or a mine captain in any underground working in a mine unless that person proves to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector of mines that that person(a) holds a recognised degree or diploma in mining, or an equivalent qualification and in addition has complied with the examination requirements;(b) does not possess the educational qualifications provided in paragraph (a) but qualifies to be appointed a mine captain because that person has complied with the provisions of the examination requirements;(c) in the case of a mine which employs not more than thirty persons underground, has had at least three years practical underground mining experience exclusive of surveying and sampling, or has successfully passed through the curriculum of a recognised mining school or academy and has two years practical underground experience;(d) holds a certificate of competency to conduct blasting operations issued by the Chief Inspector as set out in Form Forty A of the First Schedule.(e) has satisfied a board of examiners appointed by the Chief Inspector, which board comprises at least one senior mine official, of that person's knowledge of mining and these Regulations; and(f) holds a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner which states that that person has sound sight and hearing and is not subject to any bodily or mental infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient discharge of duties.(2) The approval of the Chief Inspector of Mines shall be obtained by application to the Chief Inspector of Mines and the application shall be in the form set out in Form Forty B of the First Schedule.(3) An underground manager or a mine captain shall not be more than forty-five years old and shall in addition hold a recognised(a) first aid certificate; and(b) Mine Rescue Brigade Certificate as set out in Form Forty C of the First Schedule.(4) The Chief Inspector of Mines may exempt an underground manager or mine captain from the requirements of sub-regulation (3).