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Fee to be paid

4. Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall, upon by pleant, lodging his application, pay to the farbour Master a fee, if for a master's certificate, of twenty dollars, and if for any other certificate, of ten dollars.

Fees to members of board.

5. Every member of the board, except the Harbour Master, shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Colony a fee of Certificate to five dollars for the examination of each applicant.

be given to successful candidates.

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Board of Trade.

tificates.

6. Any applicant who shall have passed a satisfactory ex- amination, and shall have given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience and general good conduct on board ship, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of competency signed by the members of the board to the effect that he is competent to act as master, as first, second or only mate, or as first or second engineer.

7. The result of every such examination shall be reported to the Board of Trade by the Harbour Master.

CHAPTER V.

SHIPPING AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN.

Masters, mates XIII. The name of a master, first, only or second mate, or first and engineers or second engineer shall not be attached to the register, or articles to possess cor- of agreement, of any British ship, or to any ship registered under [Ordinance of section III of part I of this Ordinance, unless such master, mate, 1862, sec. 5.] or engineer shall possess a certificate of service or competency issned by the Board of Trade or by the proper authority in any British Possession.

No British

to sea without

3. No British or Colonial registered ship shall leave the waters ship to proceed of the Colony unless the master thereof, and the first and second certificate of or only mate have obtained and possess valid certificates of com- the master and petency or service appropriate to their several stations in such ship, nate. or of a higher grade, and no such ship if of one hundred tons [See M. S. A. burden or upwards, shall leave the waters as aforesaid, unless at 1864, sec.136.] least one oflicer, besides the master, has obtained, and possesses a valid certificate appropriate to the grade of only mate therein, or to a higher grade,

Steam-ships to to carry certificated

engineers.

3. Every British or Colonial registered steam-ship of one bun- dred nominal horse power or upwards, leaving the waters of the Colony shall have as its first and second engineers, two certificated [See M. S. A. engineers, the first possessing a "first class engineer's certificato,” 1862, sec. 5.] and the second possessing a "second class engineer's certificate,"

or a certificate of the higher grade. Shipping of

(Ord.6 of 1862, sec, 6.)

SKAMER.

Master shall give to seaman discharged in Colony certif-

Than

4. No seaman shall, except with the Harbour Master's sanction, be shipped to do duty on board any merchant ship whatever else < where than at the office of the Harbour Master, who shall charge for every seaman shipped, a fee of one dollar, such fee to be paid, in the first instance, by the master of the ship shipping such seaman; and such master shall deduct the same from the wages of the seaman shipped; and the Harbour Master shall require such seaman to lodge with him his certificate of discharge from the last ship, and failing the production of such certificate, such seaman shall be bound to give satisfactory explanation to the Harbour Master of the cause of the non-production thereof.

5. Whenever any seaman shall be discharged from any ship within the Colony, the master of such ship shall give, at the time of such discharge, to such seaman a written certificate of eate of dis- discharge, specifying the time and nature of service, and the time charge, and, if of discharge of such seaman, signed by himself; and if such required, an ac seaman require it, shall further give him, within twenty-four at of wages, hours after demand, a true account in writing of the wages of (Ordinance & of 1832, see, 2.) such seaman, and of all deductions therefrom.

As to the dis charge of Pearcen.

6. No seaman shall be discharged from an English ship, or any foreign ship whose flag is not represented by a Consular (Ibid, sec. 5.) Master's office, and every seaman discharged from a foreign officer resident in the Colony, elsewhere than at the Harbour

Seamen to be discharged

only by per-

ship so represented, shall, within twenty-four hours of being discharged at the office of his Consul or Vice-Consul, produce to the Harbour Master, or some person deputed by him, a certificate of his discharge, signed by such Consul or Vice-Consul.

7. No master of any ship shall discharge or force there- from, or wilfully or negligently leave behind him, in this Colony, mission of Har- any seaman shipped on board thereof, unless on a certificate from BbFaster. the Harbour Master, or other person appointed to grant the same, Ordinance

(and who shall have power to withhold, or grant the same, as he 1 of 1862, shall see fit), under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars;

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and if any seaman shall wilfully or negligently remain in the Colony, after the departure of the vessel in which he shall have shipped, such seaman shall, on conviction, be subject to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one month, with or without hard labour.

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