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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH OCTOBER, 1905.
Seamanship.
Only Mate Ordinary,
First Mate Ordinary.
Mate
Ordinary
Navigation.
(6.) The construction, use, and principle of the barometer,
thermometer, and hydrometer.
(p.) Weights and measures.
29. EXAMINATION IN SEAMANSHIP.—He must understand and give satisfactory answers on the following subjects :---
(.) The standing and running rigging of ships.
(b.) Bending, unbending, setting, reefing, taking in, and
furling sail.
(c) Sending masts and yards up and down.
(7.) Management of a ship when under canvas.
(e.) Management of ship's boats in heavy weather.
(1) Dumaging, stowing cargo, &c.
(9.) The Rule of the Road as regards both steamers and sai- ling vessels, their regulation lights and fog and sound signals.
(.) The signals of distress, and the signals to be made by ships wanting a pilot, and the liabilities incurred by the misuse of these signals.
(6.) The marking and use of the lead and log lines.
(j.) The use and management of the rocket apparatus in the
event of a vessel being stranded.
(4.) Any questions of a like nature appertaining to the duties of a Second Mate that the examiners may think neces- sary to ask.
(1.) Also questions on the additional subjects which are speci- fied in the rules of examination for Second Mates' Cer- tificates of Competency for foreign-going steamships.
30. ONLY MATE.*. -A Candidate must be not less than 19 age, and have served five years at sea.
years of
31. FIRST MATE.---- A Candidate must be not less than 19 years of age, and have served five years at sea, of which-
(a.) one year must have been in a capacity not lower than Fourth Mate of a foreign-going vessel whilst holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels. If his service was as Third or Fourth Mate, proof will be required that he had, during the whole year, charge of a watch (see para. 70);
(b.) or one year and a half must have been in a capacity not lower than Only Mate in a home trade or coasting ves- sel while holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, or a Master's Certificate for home trade passenger ships;
(c.) or one year must have been as Pilot with a First Class
Pilot's Certificate (see para. 67).
32. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.--A Candidate for an Only or First Mate's Certificate will be required:
(a.) To work out any three of the nautical problems prescri- bed for the Second Mate's examination which may be given him by the examiner, in addition to the chart paper (1) and the oral subjects (m), (4), (9), (2), prescribed for that grade.
(.) To compute the time at which a given star will be on the
observer's meridian. (Occasionally by inspection.) (c.). To describe where tables giving the names of the prin-
cipal stars passing the meridian may be found.
(4.) To describe where the time of meridian passage of the
principal planets may be found.
*For convenience of calculation the service required is stated in tabular form in Appendix B.