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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
4. Subject as aforesaid, the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the Court of Survey and appeals thereto, so far as consistent with the tenor thereof shall apply to the Court of Survey when sitting under this section, and to ap- peals under this section.
5. Where the survey of a ship is made for the purpose of a declaration or certificate under the said enactments, the person appointed to make the survey shall, if so required by the owner, charterer, or agent, be accompanied on the survey by some competent person appointed by the owner, charterer, or agent, to be approved by the Governor, and in such case, if the said two persons agree, there shall be no appeal to the Court of Survey in pursuance of this section.
CHAPTER IV.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
XV. Examinations shall be instituted for persons who in- tend to become masters, engineers, or mates of foreign going ships, or who wish to procure certificates of competency hereinafter mentioned.
2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, lay down rules as to the conduct of such examinations, and as to the qualifications of the applicants, and such rules shall be strictly adhered to by all examiners.
3. Whenever any person shall be desirous to obtain a certificate of competency as master, first, second, or only mate, or engineer in the mercantile marine, he shall give notice in writing to that effect to the Harbour Master, who shall forward the same to the Governor.
4. It shall thereupon be lawful for the Governor to con- stitute and appoint a board of examiners to inquire into the competency of such applicant, and such board shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be the Harbour Mas- ter, and the remaining two shall be either or both Com- missioned Officers in the Royal Navy, or Masters, or duly qualified Engineers in the mercantile marine.
5. Upon such appointinent being notified to the Harbour Master, he shall summon the other members of the said board to attend at the Harbour Master's office for the pur- pose of examining the said applicant, at a day and at an hour to be named in such summons, (such day not to be more than seven days after the date of such suminons); and shall also notify the applicant to attend accordingly.
6. Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall, upon lodging his application, pay to the Harbour Master a fee, if for a master's or first class engineer's certificate, of twenty dollars, and if for any other certificate, of ten dollars. 7. Every member of the board, except the Harbour Master, shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Colony a fee of five dollars for the examination of each applicant.
8. Any applicant who shall have passed a satisfactory examination, and shall have given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience and general good conduct on board. · ship, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of competency signed by the members of the board to the effect that he is competent to act as master, as first, second or only mate, or as first or second engineer.
9. The result of every such examination shall be reported to the Board of Trade by the Harbour Master.
CHAPTER V.
SHIPPING AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN.
XVI. The name of a master, first, only or second mate, or first or second engineer shall not be attached to the re- gister, or articles of agreement, of any British or Colonial ship, unless such master, mate, or engineer shall possess a certificate of service or competency issued by the Board of Trade or by the proper authority in any British Possession. 2. No British or Colonial ship shall leave the waters of the Colony unless the master thereof, and the first and se- cond or only mate have obtained and possess valid certifi- cates of competency or service appropriate to their several stations in such ship, or of a higher grade, and no such ship if of one hundred tons burden or upwards, shall leave the waters as aforesaid, unless at least one officer, besides the master, has obtained, and possesses a valid certificate appro- priate to the grade of only mate therein, or to a higher grade.
[M. S. A. 1854, sec. 131.]
(M. S. A. 1854, sec. 132.]
Applicant to give notice to Ilarbour
Master.
[See Ordinance 17 of 1860.)
Board of Examiners to be appointed.
Constitution of Board.
Harbour Mas- ter to summon board and notify applicant.
Fee to be pald by applicant.
Fees to members of board.
Certificate to be given to successful candidates.
Report of result of examination
to bemadeto Board of Trade [Ordinance 17 of 1860, sec. 6.]
Masters, mates and engineers to possess cer- tificates. [Ordinance 1 of 1862, sec. 5.]
No British ship to proceed
to sea without certificate of the master and mate. (See M. S. A. 1854, sec. 133.)
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