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(b) service in vessels of 500 tons gross and over, but less than 1,600 toas gross, shall count in full where the most distant ports visited are al least 500 miles apart, but where the most distant ports are less than 500 miles apart, Service will count at two-thirds rate;
(c) service in vessels of less than 500 tons gross in the home trade sball
count at two-thirds rate;
(d) service in a capacity lower than First Watch-keeping Officer on regular runs between near neighbouring ports which take less than two watches will not be accepted for foreign-going certificates.
(Note: Candidates for certificates of competency as First Male (Foreign- going) or Master (foreign-going) must have actual foreign-going experience as prescribed in paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3(a) of the Second Schedule).
Service in Ships Trading Locally or Abroad.
12. Service in ships trading exclusively from Hong Kong or exclusively from any port outside the Colony may be accepted either in full or at two-thindi rate on the same basis as that for home or coasting trade in paragraph 11. Ships so employed will not normally be regarded as foreign-going ships unless the most distant ports visited are at least 500 miles apart.
Officer's Service.
13. Service as First Male means service as the officer next in seniority to the Master. Service as junior or auxiliary First Mate or as First Mate under
■ “Chief Officer" will count for qualifying purposes as equivalent to service as the second of three watch-keeping officers if the more senior officer is a watch-keeper.
Watch-keeping Service.
14. Where watch-keeping service is required, candidates must prove by production of certificates that during the whole period claimed they have been in full charge, or in effective charge, of a watch for not less than" eight hours out of every twenty-four hours service claimed.
15. "Effective charge of a watch" means responsibility for the watch, but does not preclude occasional supervision by a senior officer, provided that the senior officer does not at any time take charge of the watch. Where, however, the senior officer does take charge, the watch is doubled and the fact should be noted for entry in the certificate of watch-keeping service.
16. An officer who is the junior of two officers keeping doubled watches during a voyage may count towards the qualifying service for First Male under paragraph 2 and for Master under paragraph Kaki) of the Second Schedule two- thirds of the watch-keeping time so served:
Provided that the time so counted shall not exceed nine months.
17. The exact nature of a candidate's service must be clearly established by one or more certificates signed by the Master of the vessel or vessels in which The candidate's service was performed.
Service in Possession of Certificate.
18. Officer's service, lo be recognized as qualifying service for purposes of examination, must be performed with the requisite certificate of competency. Officer's service performed by a candidate who has been duly promoted duriat the course of a voyage or who, as a result of service in vessels plying between ports abroad, has been unable to obtain the necessary certificates, may be accepted by the examiner, provided that it is satisfactory in other respects.
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Promotien During Voyage.
19. Whenever a man has, from any cause in the course of the voyage, been regularly promoted from the tank in which he first shipped on the occurrence of a vacancy and such promotion, with the ground on which it has been made, has been entered in the articles and the Official Log Book, he will receive credit for his service in the higher grade for the period subsequent to his promotion.
Mixed Service.
20. Where a candidate has performed sea service in more than one capacity, or partly in the foreign trade and partly in a home or coasting trade, propor, dodate allowances will be made for esch kind of service, provided that in other respects it complies with the requirements of the regulations.
Evidence as to Service in Foreign Vessels.
21. The tatimonials of service of aliens and of British officers and seamen serving in foreign vessels, which cannot be verified by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, nor by the Mercantile Marine Office, Hong Kong, must be confirmed either by the Consul or some other recognized official authority of the foreign country in question, or by the testimony of some responsible person having personal knowledge of the facts to be established. The produc sion, however, of such proofs will not of necessity be deemed sufficient. Each case will be decided on its merits by the examiner or be referred to the Principal Examiner for determination.
Service as Carpenter, Sailmaker, Cook, Steward, etc.
12. Candidates whose service has been performed in capacities other than apprentice, midshipman, cadet, ordinary scaman or able seaman (eg. men who have served as carpenter, or sailmaker, or as cook in small vessels where cooking is only a part of his duties) must satisfy the examiner that they have, during the whole time claimed, performed deck duties in addition to their own particular work. These facts may be established by the production of satisfactory certificates from the Masters under whom the candidate has served. Such serVÍED will only be accepted as equivalent to two-thirds of the time served as onlinary deck hand. In the absence of satisfactory evidence, the applicant will be required to perform additional service in the capacity of seaman. Service as cook (under conditions other than the above), or as steward, purser, or in the engine room, will not be accepted.
Service as Radio Officer.
23. If a candidate has been engaged on articles as a deck rating, and has served both as a deck rating and as a Radio Officer, two-thirds of such service may be counted as qualifying service. The candidate must, however, prove that during the whole period claimed, he performed deck duties in addition to the duties of a Radio Officer.
24. If a candidate has been engaged on articles as a Radio Officer, and has performed deck duties in addition, two-thirds of such service may be counted A qualifying service provided that the candidate can produce a certificate from the Master to the effect that he has performed deck duties throughout the voyage for a reasonable proportion of time cach day and that he has not spent more than two hours a day on regular wireless watch.
25. If a candidate has been engaged on articles as a Radio Officer, and has only served as such, one-quarter of his service may be counted as qualifying zrvice, up to a maximum of twelve months' qualifying service.
Apprentices, Cadets and Midshipmen.
26. Apprentices, cadets and midshipmen, whether bound by indentures or got, will be accepted for examination for a certificate of competency as Second Mate (foreign-going) after serving on board ship for not less than three quarters
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