British river Blamer NCH
exceeding
6 tons.
Ecgulations Table E.
Local am or motor
Ferry Fessel.
Ship leaving withour certificated officers or clearance.
Penalty of employment
of uncerti- Fested
Examination for cerúfi.
cams.
Rules for
(6) Every British river steamer not exceeding sixty tons shall comply with the regulations contained in Table E in the Regulations, and shall be provided with a master who possesses a local certificate of com- petency from the Director of Marine and also with an engineer who possesses a like certificate.
(7) Every steam or motor vessel which plies as a ferry between two or more points within the Colony shall comply with the regulations contained in Table E in the Regulations for the time being in force and shall be provided with a muster who possesses a local certificate of competency from the Director of Marine and also with an engineer who possesses a like certificate.
(8) The master of every British ship and of avery foreign ship bolding a passenger certificate under section 10, leaving or attempting to leave any port of the Colony without having on board, and entered on the register and articles of agreement, officers possessing the certificates required by this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars; and it shall be lawful for the Director of Marine to refuse a port clearance to any British ship, or to any foreign ship holding a passenger certificate under section 10, in case of non-compliance with the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (0) of this section; and if any ship to which this sub-section refers leaves or attempts to leave any port of the Colony without a clearance, the master thereof shall be liable to a fire not exceeding one thousand dollars.
(9) Every person who, having been engaged in any of the capacities mentioned in sub-section (3) or (6) in any such ship as aforesaid, goes to sea in that capacity without being entitled to and possessed of ench certificate as is required by this section, and every person who employs any person in any of the above capacities in such ship without ascertaining that he is entitled to or possessed of such certificate sa is required by this section, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(10) Examinations shall be instituted for per sons who wish to proente colonial certificates of com- petency as masters, mates or engineers in the mercantile marine.
(11) The Governor in Council may lay down examinations. rules as to the conduct of such examinations and as to [of. 4 & 5
the qualifications of the applicants, and such rules shall be strictly adhered to by all examinera.
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Applicant for certificate
to give
notice t Assistant Director of
Marine (Ship Surveys).
Fees to be paid by applicant.
Certificate to be given to successful candidate.
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(12) When any person is desirous of obtaining
a colonial certificate of competency as master, first, second, or only mate, or engineer in the mercantile marine, he shall apply in the prescribed form to the Assistant Director of Marine (Ship Surveys), and present himself for examination by the examiners appointed by the Governor, when directed to do so.
(13) Every applicant for a colonial certifmuste of competency shall, on lodging his application, pay to the Marine Department the fees prescribed in the rules for the conduct of examinations.
(14) Every applicant who has passed a satis- factory examination, and has given satisfactory evidence of his subriety, experience and general good conduct ou board ship, shall be entitled to receive, on the recom- mendation of the Assistant Director of Marine (Ship Surveys), a colonial certificate of competency signed by the Governor.
Certificate Do
(15) Colonial certificates of competency granted be subject to
under this section shall be subject to any regulations regulations,
1of. Orders in made under any Order of His Majesty in Council, with Council, gth respect to the use, delivery, cancellation and suspension May, 1891. of colonial certificates of competency. and 220kĺ October,
1904.]
Copy of certificare
began
in que of Loss.
57 & 53 Vic
6.60, 6.101.
Production at De tificates.
(16) If a master, mate or engineer proves, to the satisfaction of the Governor, that he has, without fault on his part, lost or been deprived of a certificate already granted to him under this section, the Governor shall, and in any other case may, on payment of such fee, if any, as he may direct, cause a copy of the certificate to which, by the record kept, he appears to be entitled to be delivered to him; and such copy shall have all the effect of the original.
(17) The master of a ship, on signing the agreement with the crew before the Superintendent of 57 58 the Mercantile Marine Office, shall produce to him the certificates of competency which the master, mates and engineers of the ship are hereby required to hold,
2.50, $103.
Forgery of scrtificate.
57 * 58 Vict. 0.60, $.104.
(18) Every person who-
(a) makes, assists in making or procures to be made any false representation for the purpose of procuring, either for himself or for any other person, a certificate of competency: or
(b) fraudulently uses a certificate or copy of a certificate of competency which has been forged, altered, cancelled or suspended, or to which he is not entitled; or
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