certificates of a higher class than the position they hold in the ship. A second mate must have a First Mate's certificate, and a First Mate must hold
a master's certificate,
So
а
And
that a lad joining
the Peninsular
Oriental Company cannot become
bona fise second make in that
service and Conse
obtain a
مصورة
equently cannot
First Mates certificate
དྷིས་ཐང་སྤྱིཤ མཐཡཱལོ་༡༤༧༨།
unless he leaves his employ which
to him is almost ruin
10. The Board of Trade will
probably say they
are not answerable
for the private regulations of ~ companies, but they may fairly presume that the rules are a established because the
qualifications required by officers in the __
Mercantile Marine are
are too
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simple to ensure
ensure efficiency.
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11. I wish to draw attention to the Board's rule of mathing
onve
Year's
necessary
service as a second make a
qualification for the post of First
Mate.
Most large ship companies
employ think and
fouth mates
The former invariably take change
and frequently
of watches and
have the
charge of the Holds also, and in most instances perform equally important duties as second mates in ordinary ships thereby rendering themselves much qualified for the office of chief
Ad
mate as those who in less valuable
vessels more re
readily obtain the appointments of second mates.
have
In Hong Kong officers who
served as 3rd mates whilst &