$450 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 21, 1913.
Only Mate Steamships.
First Mate.
Navigation.
Seamanship
(d.) Seeing everything in readiness and clear for getting
under way, and the precautions to be then observed
with regard to steering gear and connections, en- gines, propeller, &c.
(e.) Care and usage of patent logs and leads.
(f.) Management of ships' boats in heavy weather.
(g.) Dunnaging and stowing cargo, etc.
(h.) The Rule of the Road as regards both steamers and sailing vessels, their regulation lights, and fog and sound signals.
(i.) Signals of distress, and signals to be made by ships wanting a pilot, and the liabilities and penalties incurred by the misuse of these signals.
(j.) The marking and use of the lead and log lines.
(k.) The construction, use, and action of the sluices, and
of the water-ballast tanks.
(1.) Engine-room and other telegraphs used on board
ship, and deck appliances generally.
(m.) Use and management of the rocket apparatus in the
event of a vessel being stranded.
(n.) Any other questions of a like nature appertaining to the duties of the Second Mate of a steamship which the examiner may think it necessary to ask.
50. ONLY MATE.-The qualifications as to age and service are the same as for an Only Mate's Ordinary Certificate, (see para. 34), excepting that no service, in square-rigged vessels is required, although such service will be accepted.
51. FIRST MATE. The qualifications as to age and service are the same as for a First Mate's Ordinary Certificate, (see para. 35), excepting that the service required as Officer may have been in steamships, and that no service in square-rigged vessels is required, although such service will be accepted.
52. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.--The examination in navigation for an Only or First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going steamships will be precisely the same as that prescribed for an Ordinary First Mate's Certificate (see para. 36),
53. EXAMINATION IN SEAMANSHIP.-In addition to the quali- fications required for a Second Mate's Certificate, an Only or First Mate will be required to show a knowledge of the following subjects:-
(a.) Shifting large spars; rigging sheers; and taking lower
masts in and out.
(b.) How to moor and unmoor ship; keep a clear anchor;
and to carry out an anchor.
(c.) Management of a steamship in stormy weather. (d.) How to rig purchases for getting heavy weights,
anchors, machinery, &c., in and out.
(e.) How to dispose various kinds of cargo and weights
in a stiff, and in a tender vessel.
(f.) Ventilation of holds, and stowage of explosives. (g.) Stowage of grain cargoes.