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No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
[s. 4 contd.] [cf. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 92 (1).]
British river steamers not exceeding 300 tons.
Trawlers.
port of the Colony, be provided with officers who possess certificates of competency of a grade appropriate to their stations in the ship or of a higher grade, according to the following scale:-
(a) in any case, with a duly certificated master;
(b) if the ship is of one hundred tons or upwards, with at least one officer besides the master holding a certificate not lower than that of only mate, or of second mate in the case of a sailing ship of not more than two hundred tons, or of mate of a river steamer, in the case of a river steamer;
(c) if the ship carries more than one mate, with at least the first and second mates duly certificated;
(d) if the ship is a steamship of one hundred nominal horse-power or upwards, with at least two engineers, one of whom shall be a first class and the other a first class or second class engineer duly certificated; and
(e) if the ship is a steamship of less than one hundred nominal horse-power, with at least one engineer who is a first class or second class engineer duly certificated:
Provided that every British river steamer exceeding sixty tons but not exceeding three hundred tons, if such river steamer does not carry more than twelve passengers, shall be provided with a master who possesses a river trade certificate, and also with an engineer who possesses a local certificate of competency from the Harbour Master:
Provided also that every steam trawler or other fishing vessel propelled by mechanical power other than oars or sails regularly engaged in trawling upon the high seas from the Colony shall also be deemed to comply with the requirements of this sub-section if such vessel is provided with a duly certificated trawling master or a master who possesses a river trade certificate and an engineer who possesses a local certificate of competency from the Harbour Master:
Provided further that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to grant special exemption, which may be subject to any conditions he may impose, from all or any of the requirements of this sub-section in the case of any ship regularly plying between the Colony and Dosing, Swabue (Shanmi), Ping Hoi, Ma Kung, Sha Yu Chung, Nam O, Tip Fuk, () Tau or any
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