573429-1930-Rules-under-section-4-8-of-the-Merchant-Shipping-Ordinance-1899 — Page 24

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.

64. Service in Home Trade. For Home Trade Pas- senger ship certificates, service in the home trade is accepted in full; but for foreign-going certificates it is regarded as only equivalent to two thirds of the time served in the foreign trade.

The amount of service as Master, First Mate or Only Mate in the home which will qualify a candidate for examination for a certificate as Master or First Mate (foreign-going) is shown in rules 38 and 47.

In addition the Governor will be prepared to consider on its merits any application by a candidate for a First Mate's (foreign-going) certificate for the acceptance of time served as Second Mate in the home trade. The acceptance of such service will be subject to the following general considera- tions:

(a) An adequate proportion of the time must have been spent in actual service at sea, i... outside partially smooth water limits.

(b) The service must have involved real responsibil- ity, and an adequate proportion of it must have been spent in sole charge of a watch at sea. (c) The service must have been performed while in the possession of a certificate as Second Mate (foreign-going).

The Governor will also be prepared to consider on merits applications for the acceptance of time spent as Second Mate in the home trade as qualifying for a Master's (foreign-going) certificate, subject to the following conditions:----

(a) The service must have been service in sole charge of a watch at sea and must have been performed while in possession of a certificate as First Mate (foreign-going).

(b) It must have been performed on a foreign-going

agreement.

(c) It must have been performed between ports in the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe and the distance between the extreme ports visited during the course of the voyage must be at least 500 miles. In no case will coasting service be considered.

In all such cases, the candidate's application should be accompanied by certificates of watch-keeping service signed by the Master (see Appendix D).

The proportion of the time which will be accepted will depend upon the particular circumstances of each case, but in no case will time spent in the home trade be accepted as equivalent to more than two-thirds of the same period of time spent in the foreign trade. Every case in which a candidate claims such services as qualifying must be referred to the Principal Examiner.

Service in a lower grade than Second Mate in the home trade will not be recognised as officer's service towards qualifying a candidate for examination for a foreign-going certificate unless the candidate can produce a testimonial certifying that the service was merely a preliminary to or the finish of a foreign-going voyage and that he served on the foreign voyage in a capacity not lower than the capacity in which he served on the coasting articles.

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