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Shipping Master should himself possess
!!
a Master Mariner's Certificate.
I am
not fully aware of the duties attaching
to the post of Deputy Shipping Master,
but if these include such duties as
inquiring into casualties and determining
whether a vessel has, during the course of
her voyage, passed near the Bahamas Lights
and is therefore liable for special light
dues, then there might be an advantage in
the Deputy Shipping Master holding a Master
Mariner's Certificate. If, on the other
hand, the duties of the Deputy Shipping
Master are now confined to such matters
as witnessing the opening of the Agreement
with the crew, seeing that the Articles
are in order, collecting the proper fees,
then perhaps it is unnecessary for the
Deputy Shipping Master to hold a Master
Mariner's Certificate.
3. I should therefore be obliged
instance
if you would in the first place, supply
me with further information as to the
duties