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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1978

TIME TABLES OF MERCHANT SHIPPING EXAMINATIONS

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE TIME TABLES OF VAR FOUS EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN THE MERCHANT NAVY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN 1979.

EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS MASTERS AND FIRST MATES WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 8, FEBRUARY 19, JUNE 25, AUGUST 13 AND OCTOBER 1- WHILE THOSE FOR SECOND MATES WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 22, APRIL 23, MAY 14, JULY 16, SEPTEMBER 3, OCTOBER 15 AND DECEMBER 10.

APPLICATIONS FOR ANY OF THESE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN PERSON ON THE MORNING OF ANY FIRDAY AT LEAST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF EXAMINATION.

CANDIDATES FOR TRAWLER MASTER EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON ANY OF THE ABOVE DATES PROVIDED THAT APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE.

EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS EXTRA MASTER WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY AND JULY AND INTENDING CANDIDATES SHOULD GIVE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS NOTICE.

EXAMINATIONS FOR FIRST AND SECOND CLASS MARINE ENGINEERS WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND CANDIDATES SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATION IN PERSON AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DATE OF THE EXAMINATION THEY WISH TO ATTEND.

THOSE WHO HOLD NATIONAL CERTIFICATES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS ON WHICH EXEMPTION FROM SOME PART OF THE EXAMINATION MAY BE CLAIMED, AND CANDIDATES FOR FIRST OR SECOND CLASS ENGINEER COMBINED CERTIFICATE, SHOULD APPLY AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.

FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN EXTRA FIRST CLASS ENGINEER CERTIFICATE, EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY AND JULY.

ALL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE EXAMINATION CENTRE OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AT RUMSEY STREET MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, 10TH FLOOR, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.

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