714 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.
In the case of schools of classes (ii) and (iii) the certifi- cates which the candidate produces (par. (c) above) must in addition testify to the candidate's continuous and regular at- tendance at all the approved classes, and also, in the case of schools of Class (iii), must state the total number of hours during which he has attended at the school.
A candidate who at different times has attended two or more approved schools of Nautical Training will be allowed a remission of sea service in respect of attendance at each of them, subject to the condition that the total remission of sea service in respect of attendance at approved schools and training ships will not in any event exceed 12 months.
Time spent at approved schools will not be accepted in lieu of any part of the officer's service required to qualify a candidate for examination for a certificate as First Mate or Master; or in lieu of sea service required in consequence of failure in the oral examination (see rule 18).
A list of approved schools of nantical training is given in Appendix E.
80. Service in Naval Training College. --Time spent at the Naval College at Bartmouth will, subject to the con- ditions laid down in rule 79, be permitted to count as equiva- lent to one-half the same time spent in service at sea, and a similar allowance will be made in respect of time spent on courses on shore after protuotion to Acting Sub-Lieutenant. subject to the condition that the total remission of sea service in respect of all time spent on shore shall not exceed twelve months. Time spent in shore training will not be accepted in lieu of watchkeeping service.
81. Service in Royal Naval Reserve. -Lieutenauts sub-lieutenants, and acting sub-lieutenants of the Royal Naval Reserve who perform sea service on board His Majesty's ships will, if accompanied by a good report, be allowed to count half the time so spent in lieu of qualifying watchkeep- ing service for certificates of competency as Master or First Mate, subject to a maximum allowance of six months for each grade of certificate.
The time spent by Midshipmen in the Royal Naval Re- serve on board sea going vessels of the Royal Navy will, if accompanied by a good report, be accepted in full as qualify- ing sea service for a Second Mate's certificate, subject to a maximum allowance of six months, provided that a reasonable proportion of such time has been spent at sea and that not more than four weeks have been spent on leave.
Service in Harbour ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy will not be accepted as qualifying service for any grade of certificate.
82. Service in Royal Air Force.--Officers with certi- ficates as Second Mate or First Mate who hold short service commissions in the Royal Air Force will, if accompanied by a good report, be allowed to count towards qualifying sca service for certificates of competency as First Mate or Master respectively half the time spent under instruction in aviation at a flying training school or with a home defence unit and half the time spent in a fleet air arm or naval co-operation unit, up to a maximum of six months in all for each grade of certificate.
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