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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 21, 1913.
may be
For Signalling.—The British Signal Manual
obtained, either directly or through any bookseller, from Messrs. Wyman & Sons, Ltd., Fetter Lane, E.C.; or Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale Court, Edinburgh; or Edward Ponsonby, 116, Grafton Street, Dublin. Price Six-
pence.
Intending Candidates are advised to procure a copy of these books to take to sea with them, so that they may study them during their leisure hours.
Instruments.—The Barometer (Kew pattern Marine Baro- meter), Thermometer, and Hydrometer used in the examinations, will be precisely similar to those supplied to shipmasters by the Meteorological Office for making observations on board ship.
APPENDIX B.
Service in square-rigged
vessels.
'TABLE showing the REQUIREMENTS as to SEA SERVICE necessary to QUALIFY for EXAMINATION for CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
NOTE.
A Candidate for an Ordinary Certificate of any grade who has sailing not previously held an Ordinary Certificate of a lower grade, must prove that he has served twelve months in the foreign trade or eighteen months in the home or coasting trade in a square-rigged sailing vessel.
Nature of Certificates.
Where Foreign-going Certificates are required to be held to qualify Candidates for examination, they may be either the Ordinary Certificates, or those for fore and aft rigged vessels or for foreign-going steamships.
It must be clearly understood that the amount of service laid down in the Regulations for each grade of Certificate of Competency is the absolute minimum that can be accepted and unless a Candidate can show the full amount he must in no case be allowed up for examination.
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