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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.

Master

Ordinary.

Ibid. Sec. 38.

Master Ordinary Navigation. Thi, Sec. 39.

(77.) The ventilation of holds, and the stowage of explosives. (h.) The stowage of grain cargoes.

(i.) How to rig a sea anchor, and what means to employ to keep a vessel, disabled or unmanageable, out of the trough of the sea, and lessen her lee drift.

(.) How to get a cast of the deep sea lead in heavy weather. (k.) Accidents, and how to deal with them.

(1.) Any other questions appertaining to the duties of an Only or First Mate which the examiner may think necessary

to ask.

(m.) Also questions on the additional subjects which are specified in the rules of examination for Only and First Mato's Certificates of Competency for foreign- going steamships.

38. Master.-A Candidate must not be less than 21 years and-

of age,

(a.) he must have served six years at sea, of which one year must have been in a capacity not lower than Only Mate of a foreign-going vessel, whilst holding a Certificate not lower than that of Only Mate for foreign-going vessels, provided that, if this service as Officer was not performed whilst holding a First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, the Candidate will also be requi- red to prove the Officer's service prescribed for that grade (para. 35);

(b) or, he must have served six years at sea, of which one year and a half must have been in a capacity not lower than Only Mate of a home trade or coasting vessel while holding a Certificate not lower than that of an Only Mate for foreign-going vessels, provided that, if this service as Officer was not performed while holding a First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, the Candidate will also be required to prove the Officer's service prescribed for that grade (para. 35) ;

(c.) or,

he must have served six and a half years at sea, one year of which must have been in a capacity not lower than Second Mate of a foreign-going vessel whilst holding a First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, provided that, if this service as Second Mate was performed under an Additional or Auxiliary First Mate it will only be accepted if a Third and Fourth Mate were also carried and one year and a half not lower than Third or Fourth Mate of a foreign-going vessel in charge of a watch whilst holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels ;

(d.) or he must have served nine years at sea in the home or coasting trade: of which three years must have been as Master or one year as Master and three years in a capacity not lower than that of Mate, provided that in either case, he has served in such capacity for not less than one year with a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels or a Master's Certificate for home trade passenger ships.

39. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.-A Candidate for an Ordinary Master's Certificate will be required to work out any twelve of the nautical problems prescribed for the grades of Second and First Mate that may be given him by the examiner, in addition to the chart paper, the cyclone paper, and the oral subjects prescribed for the grades of Second and First Mate. He will also be required :----

(a.) To find the latitude by altitude of the Pole Star at any

time.

(b.) To find the latitude by meridian altitude of the moon. (c.) To find the magnetic bearing of any fixed object when at sea or at anchor, from bearings of the object taken with the ship's head on equidistant compass points, and to compute the deviation therefrom; to construct a deviation curve upon a Napier's diagram which will be furnished by the examiner, and show that he under- stands its practical application; to give satisfactory written and oral answers to certain practical questions as to the effect of the ship's iron upon the compasses, and the method of determining the deviation, and show

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