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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 11, 1910.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
No. 73.
Rules for the Examination of Engineers in the Mer- cantile Marine made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 4 (8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, (Ordinance No. 10 of 1899), on the 2nd day of June, 1909, and amended by the Governor-in-Council on the 7th day of
September, 1909.
Authority for Regula- tions.
How to apply.
Age.
Fraud and misrepre- sentation.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL RULES.
1. These regulations are issued in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance No. 10 of 1899.
In accordance with section 4 (2) of that Ordinance, "Every British and every Colonial ship exceeding 60 tons when leaving any Port in the Colony must be provided with officers duly certificated according to the following scale :-
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(d.) If the ship is a steamship of one hundred nominal horse-power or upwards, with at least two Engineers, one of whom shall be a First Class, and the other a First Class or Second Class Engineer, duly certificated.
(e.) If the ship is a steamship of less than one hundred nominal horse- power, with at least one Engineer who is a First Class or Second Class Engineer duly certificated."
An officer is not duly certificated unless he is the holder for the time being of a valid Certificate of Competency under the Merchant Shipping Act or a Colonial Certificate of Competency declared by order of His Majesty in Council to be of the same force as if it had been granted under the said Act, of a grade appropriate to his station in the ship or of a higher grade.
If any person, having been engaged as one of the above-mentioned officers goes to sea as such officer without being duly certificated, or employs a person as an officer, in contravention of the above provisions without ascertaining that the person so serving is duly certificated, that person shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
By section 4 of Ordinance 10 of 1899 provision is made for holding ex- aminations for the grant of Certificates of Competency, and power is given to regulate the conduct of the examinations and the qualification of the applicants.
2. Candidates for examination must fill up a form of application (form Exn. 3) at the Harbour Office. The form, properly filled in, together with the candidate's certificate of apprenticeship, testimonials, and discharges, must be lodged with the Harbour Master not later than the day before the day of examina-
tion.
The Examiner should be particularly careful to ascertain that there are no gaps in the Candidate's service which are not properly accounted for, before he is allowed
up for examination.
3. Should any doubt exist as to the age of a candidate he will be required to produce a certificate of birth.
4. It is provided by section 4 of the Ordinance that any person who makes, assists in making, or procures to be made, any false representation for the purpose of procuring either for himself or for any other person a Certificate of Competency, shall in respect of each offence be guilty of a misdemeanour, which is punishable, on summary conviction, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or with a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.