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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1910. 75

47. SECOND MATE.-The qualifications as to age and service are Second Mate the same as for an Ordinary Second Mate's Certificate (see para. 31), Steamship. except that no service in square-rigged sailing vessels is required.

Ibid. Sec. 47.

48. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.--The examination in navigation Navigation. for a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going steamships will be Ibid. Sec. 48. precisely the same as that prescribed for an Ordinary Second Mate's Certificate.

49. EXAMINATION IN SEAMANSHIP.-The Candidate must under- Seamanship. stand and be able to give satisfactory answers on the following Ibid. Sec. 49. subjects:--

(a.) The standing and running rigging of steamships.

(7.) Bending, unbending, setting, reefing, taking in and furl-

ing sail.

(c.) Sending masts and yards up and down.

(d.) Seeing everything in readiness and clear for getting under way, and the precautions to be then observed with regard to engines, propeller, &c.

(e.) Care and usage of patent logs and leads.

(f.) Management of ships' boats in heavy weather.

(9.) Dunnaging and stowing cargo.

(h.) The Rule of the Road as regards both steamers and sail- ing vessels, their regulation lights, and fog and sound signals.

(i.) Signals of distress, and signals to be made by ships want- ing a pilot, and the liabilities and penalties incurred by the misuse of these signals,

(j.) The marking and use of the lead and log lines.

(k.) The construction, use, and action of the sluices, and of

the water-ballast tanks.

(1.) Engine-room and other telegraphs used on board ship,

and deck appliances generally.

(m.) Use and management of the rocket apparatus in the event

of a vessel being stranded.

(n.)

Any other questions of a like nature appertaining to the duties of the Second Mate of a steamship which the examiner may think it necessary to ask.

50. ONLY MATE.--The qualifications as to age and service are the Only Mate same as for an Only Mate's Ordinary Certificate, (see para. 34), except- Steamships. ing that the service required as Officer must have been in steamships, Ibid. Sec. 50. and that no service in square-rigged vessels is required.

51. FIRST MATE-The qualifications as to age and service are the First Mate. same as for a First Mate's Ordinary Certificate, (see para. 35), excepting Ibid. Sec. 51. that the service required as Officer must have been in steamships, and that no service in square-rigged vessels is required.

52. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.--The examination in navigation Navigation. for an Only or First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going steamships Ibid. Sec. 52. will be precisely the same as that prescribed for an Ordinary First Mate's Certificate (see para, 36).

53. EXAMINATION IN SEAMANSHIP.—In addition to the qualifications Seamanship. required for a Second Mate's Certificate, an Only or First Mate will be Ibid. Sec. 53. required to show a knowledge of the following subjects:-

(a.) Shifting large spars; rigging sheers; and taking lower

masts in and out.

(b.) How to moor and unmoor ship; keep a clear anchor; and

to carry out an anchor.

(c.) Management of a steamship in stormy weather.

(d.) How to rig purchases for getting heavy weights, anchors,

machinery, &c., in and out.

(e.) How to dispose various kinds of cargo and weights in a

stiff, and in a tender vessel.

(f.) Ventilation of holds, and stowage of explosives.

(g.) Stowage of grain cargoes.

(1.) The effect of the screw race upon the rudder; and the effect produced on the direction of the head of the ship by going ahead (astern) with a right (lest) handed screw

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