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40. Marine Technical Schools. An applicant for either a Second Class or a First Class Ordinary Certificate who, within two years from the date of application to be examined, has attended an approved course, comprising general mathematical and scientific instruction, at a Technical School recognised by the Government as suitable for the training of Marine Engineers, will be allowed to count time so spent as equivalent to sea service usually in the ratio of three months at the Technical School to two months at Time so spent cannot be accepted as equivalent to more than one-sixth of the total sea service required for either certificate, but an applicant who has been allowed to count such time on examination for a Second Class Certificate will not be debarred from count- ing similar subsequent time on applying for examination for a First Class Certificate.
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In every case in which an allowance is made for time spent at a Marine Technical School, the applicant will be required to produce the Principal's Certificate for continuous and regular attendance at all the approved classes, and for satisfactory progress.
The applicant must also produce his class note books, in order that The Examiner may satisfy himself that the applicant has followed the approved course of instruction, and that the remission of sea service claimed may be allowed accordingly.
Applicants for examination who claim remission of sea service should as a rule, make their claim on Form Exn. 3 at least three days before they desire to sit.
A list of the Marine Technical Schools recognised for this purpose is given in Appendix A.
41. Lake or River Service. --Service as watch-keeper on a lake or river vessel of not less than the required horse-power may be accepted under the following conditions for an Ordinary Certificate: -
(a) the service will only count half as much as sea service; i.e., every two months of lake or river service is only equivalent to one month's foreign- going sea service:
(b) applicants for Second Class Certificates must prove that, in addition to lake or river service, they have had at least three months' qualifying service at sea in a foreign-going ship of not less than the horse-power specified in rule 29 (b), or four and a half months' similar service in the home trade; (c) applicants for First Class Certificates, in addition to lake or river service in vessels of not less than the horse-power named in rule 31, must prove that they have had at least six months' qualifying service at sea, with a Second Class Engineer's Certificate, in foreign-going vessels of not less than the horse-power specified, or nine months' similar service in the home trade.
42. Service in Cable Ships.-A candidate for examination, a part of whose qualifying service has been performed in cable ships, will be required to produce, in addition to the usual evidence of sea service, a statement or certificate from the owners of the vessel showing the amount of time actually spent at sea. If the time so spent constitutes or exceeds two-thirds of the total time on articles, this total time may be accepted in full as qualifying service, but in the event of the actual sea service falling below this proportion, the deficiency must be made up by additional service at sea before the total time on articles can be accepted in full as qualifying service.
43 Service in Auxiliary Screw Ships.-Service as Engineer performed on board auxiliary screw whalers and other vessels with auxiliary power not less than that required for a Second Class Certificate may be allowed to count as qualifying for ex- amination for a Second Class Engineer's Certificate to the extent of one-half the time the vessel is actually at sea. If the applicant is able to prove that the main engines were running for longer than this, he will be allowed to count the whole of such extended time.
44. Service in Dredgers, Fishing-boats, Tug-boats, or Pilot-vessels.-- Service in sea-going dredgers, fishing-boats, or tug-boats, and in pilot-vessels when on their station or when going to or returning from the same, may be accepted under the
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