ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879. 1505
Merchant Shipping.
Constitution
applicant, and such board shall consist of three members , one of whom of Board.
shall be the Harbour Master, and the remaining two shall be either or
both Commissioned Officers in the Royal Navy , or Masters , or duly quali
fied engineers in the mercantile marine.
5. Upon such appointment being notified to the Harbour Master, he
Harbour Mas
ter to summon
shall summon the other members of the said board to attend at the Harbour board and
notify appli
Master's office for the purpose of examining the said applicant, at a day cant.
and at an hour to be named in such summons, ( such day not to be more
than seven days after the date of such summons ) ; and shall also notify
the applicant to attend accordingly.
6. Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall, upon lodging Fee tobe paid
by applicant.
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 certifi
cate , of ten dollars .
7. Every member of the board , except the Harbour Master, shall be Fees to
members of
entitled to receive from the funds of the Colony a fee of five dollars for board.
the examination of each applicant.
8. Any applicant who shall have passed a satisfactory examination , Certificate to
be given to
and shall have given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience and successful
" candidates.
general good conduct on board ship , shall be entitled to receive a certifi
cate of competency signed [ by the members ofthe board : repealed by Ordi
nance No. 14 of 1884, and the following words substituted " Governor,
upon the recommendation of the Board "] to the effect that he is competent
to act as master, ás first, second or only mate, or as first or second
ngineer.
9. The result of every such examination shall be reported to the Report of
result of exa
mination to
Board of Trade by the Harbour Master. [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 14 be made to
of 1884. ] Board of
Trade.
CHAPTER V. [Ordinance
17 of 1860,
see. 6. ]
SHIPPING AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN .
16. The name of a master, first, only or second mate , or first or second Masters,
mates and
engineer shall not be attached to the register, or articles of agreement, of engineers to
possess cer
any British or Colonial ship , unless such master, mate, or engineer shall tificates.
[Ordinance L
Possess a certificate of service or competency issued by the Board of Trade of 1862,
sec. 5.]
or by the proper authority in any British possession .