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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930. 711

70. Promotion during voyage. Whenever a man has, from any cause, been regularly promoted on the occur- rence of a vacancy in the course of the voyage from the rank in which he first shipped, and such promotion, with the ground on which it has been made, is properly entered in the articles and in the Official Log Book, he will receive credit for his service in the higher grade for the period subsequent to his promotion.

71. Mixed Service. Where a candidate has performed his sea service in more than one capacity, or partly in the foreign trade and partly in the home trade, proportionate allowances will be made for each kind of service, provided that in other respects it complies with these Rules.

72. Foreign officers.Foreign officers who wish to apply for a British certificate of competency must in all cases have performed their qualifying officer's service with the re- quisite British certificate, and must comply with rule 2. The service may have been performed in foreign vessels if the candidate can produce satisfactory testimonials to conduct and character, and is able to prove that the service has been in the required capacities, and that during the period of ser- vice he has held a British certificate of competency of the grade required by the Regulations (see rule 73).

73. Evidence as to service in foreign vessels.The testimonials of service of foreigners and of British officers and seamen serving in foreign vessels, which cannot be veri- fied by the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen, must be confirmed either by the Consul of the country to which the ship in which the candidate served belonged or by some other recognised official authority of that country, or by the testi- mony of some credible person having personal knowledge of the facts required to be established. The production, how- ever, of such proofs will not of necessity be deemed sufficient. Each case will be decided on its own merits, and if the suffi- ciency of the proofs given appears to be at all doubtful, it must be referred to the Principal Examiner of Masters and Mates, who will, if necessary, transmit it to the Governor for decision.

74. Service as carpenter, sailmaker, cook, ste- ward, &c.-Candidates whose service has been performed in capacities other than apprentice, midshipman, cadet, ordinary seaman or able seaman-e.g., men who have served as car- penter, or sailmaker, or as cook in small vessels where cook- ing is only a part of a man's duty will be required to satisfy the Examiner or the Governor that they have during the whole time claimed performed deck duties in addition to their own particular work. These facts may possibly be proved by the production of satisfactory certificates from the Masters with whom the candidate has served; but such service will only be accepted as equivalent to two-thirds of the time served as ordinary deck hand. Failing satisfactory evidence, the applicant will be required to perform additional service in the capacity of seaman. Service as cook (under other condi- tions than the above), or as steward, or purser, or in the engine room, will not be accepted.

75. Service as Wireless Operator. If a candidate has been engaged on Articles of Agreement as seaman, or in any seaman rating, and has served both as a seaman and as a wireless operator, two-thirds of such service may be counted