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3.--Signals.
As rule 37, Section 6 (Oral) Second Mate.
4.-The examiner may ask the candidate questions arising out of the written work, if he deems it necessary on account of weakness shown by the candidate.
56. Sailing Ship Endorsements.— A candidate for a sailing ship endorsement of any grade who has not previously held an endorsement of a lower grade or an Ordinary certi- ficate of a lower grade issued prior to January, 1931, must prove that he has served 12 months in the foreign trade or 18 months in the home trade, in a square-rigged sailing vessel. Service in vessels with auxiliary steam or motor power, which use their propelling machinery only in calms or during light winds, is considered as service performed in sailing vessels.
Subject to the above qualification, a candidate may be examined for a sailing ship endorsement of any grade at the same time as he is examined for a certificate of competency of the same or of a higher grade. If a candidate desires to be examined for a sailing ship endorsement only, he must possess a certificate of competency of at least the same grade as the endorsement which he requires.
57. Second Mate, Sailing Ship Endorsements.--The candidate must understand and give satisfactory answers on the following subjects :--
(a) The standing and running rigging of ships.
(b) Bending, unbending, setting, reeling, taking in.
and furling sail.
(c) Sending masts and yards up and down, &e. (d) Management of a ship when under canvas. (e) The Rule of the Road as regards sailing vessels, their regulation lights and fog and sound signals. (f) Any questions appertaining to the duties of a Second Mate of a sailing ship that the Examiner may think necessary to ask.
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58. First Mate, Sailing Ship Endorsements. addition to the qualifications required for a Second Mate's sailing ship endorsement, the candidate will be required to show a knowledge of the following subjects :---
(a) Shifting large spars, rigging sheers, taking lower
masts in and out.
(b) How to moor and unmoor ship; to keep a clear
anchor; and to carry out an anchor.
(c) How to manage a ship in stormy weather, and
to cast a ship on a lee shore.
(d) How to secure the masts in the event of accident
to the bowsprit.
(e) How to rig purchases for getting heavy weights.
anchors, machinery, &c., in or out.
(f) How to get a cast of the deep sea lead in heavy
weather.
(g) Accidents, and how to deal with them.
(h) Any other questions appeartaining to the duties of an Only or First Mate of a sailing ship which the Examiner may think necessary to ask.
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