THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH OCTOBER, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 663.
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The following Regulations are published.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1905.
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE EXAMINATIONS OF MASTERS AND MATES IN THE MERCANTILE MARINE Made by the Governor in Council this 28th day of September, 1905, under Section 4 (8) of The Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, (No. 10 of 1899).
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL RULES.
1. These Regulations are issued in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Authority for Regulations. Ordinance, No. 10 of 1899.
lations 1904.
In accordance with sub-section 2 of section of that Ordinance, Board of every British Ship, and every Colonial Ship exceeding 60 tons, and Trade Regu every Foreign Ship holding a Passenger Certificate under section 10, 1 shall, when leaving any Port of the Colony, be provided with Officers who possess valid Certificates of Competency of a grade appropriate to their stations in the Ship, or of a higher grade, according to the follow- ing scale
(a.) In any case, with a duly certificated Master.
(b.) If the Ship is of one hundred tons or upwards, with at least one officer besides the Master holding a certificate not lower than that of Only Mate, or, of Mate of a River Steamer, in the case of a River Steainer.
(c.) If the Ship carries more than one Mate, with at least the
First and Second Mates duly certificated.
Sub-section 4 of the same Ordinance provides that the Master of any · British Ship, or of any Colonial Ship, or of any Foreign Ship holding a Passenger Certificate under section 10, leaving or attempting to leave any Port of the Colony without having on board and entered on the register and Articles of agreement, officers possessing the certificates required by this section, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.
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Sub-section 5 provides that every person who, having been engaged any of the above mentioned capacities in any such ship, goes to sea in that capacity without being at the time entitled to, and possessed of, such certificate as is required by this section, and every person who employs any person in any of the above named capacities in such ship without ascertaining that he is at the time entitled to, or possessed of, such certificate, shall, for each such offence, be liable to a penalty not exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
2. Certificates of Competency will be granted to those persons who Certificates pass the requisite examination, and otherwise comply with the requisite granted to conditions. For this purpose examiners have been appointed.
persons who pass Exa- ininations. H. K. Rules 97, Sec. 3.
3. The examinations will commence on such a day and at such an Date of Exa- hour as may be appointed by the Harbour Master.
minations. lbid. Sec. 4.
4. Candidates for examination must make their applications upon Applications the appropriate form, which must be filled in at the Harbour Office, and for examin- the Candidates' testimonials and discharges must be lodged with the Ti, Sec. 5. Harbour Master.
ation.