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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.

Seamanship B/T Reg. 09. Sec. 33.

Only Mate Ordinary. B/T Reg. Sec. 34.

First Mate

Ordinary. Ibid. Sec. 35.

Mate Ordinary Navigation. Ibid. Sec. 36,

(1) To find on either a "true" or "magnetic" chart* or plan the course to steer and the distance from one given position to another; to find the ship's position on the chart or plan from cross-bearings of two objects; to find the ship's position from two bearings of the same object, the course and distance run between taking the bearings being given; also, the distance of the ship from the object at the time of taking the second bear- ing; and to state what the small numbers and Roman numerals found on a chart indicate, and give a method of finding approximately the time of high water at any given place without the aid of the Admiralty or other Tide Tables.

He will be required to answer rivá roce questions on the following subjects:--

(m.) The Morse and British Movable Semaphore Alphabets, the International Code of Signals, and the British Signal Manual.

(n.) The use and adjustments of the sextant, read off and on the are, and the mode of finding the index error by both horizon and sun.

(6.) The construction, use and principle of the barometer, thermometer and hydrometer. Also the use and care of a chronometer.

(p.) Weights and measures.

33. EXAMINATION EN SEAMANSHIP.--He must understand and give satisfactory answers on the following subjects:

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

() Bending, unbending, setting, reefing, taking in, and

furling sail.

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

(d.) Management of a ship when under canvas.

(e.) Management of ship's boats in heavy weather.

(f.) Dunnaging, stowing cargo, &c.

(g.) The Rule of the Road as regards both steamers and sailing vessels, their regulation lights and fog and sound signals.

(h.) The signals of distress, and the signals to be made by ships wanting a pilot, and the liabilities incurred by the misuse of these signals.

34. ONLY MATE.†—A Candidate must be not less than 19 years of age, and have served five years at sea.

age,

35. FIRST MATE.---A Candidate must be not less than 19 years of and have served five years at sea, of which-

(a.) one year must have been in a capacity not lower than Fourth Mate of a foreign-going vessel whilst holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels. If his service was as Third or Fourth Mate, proof will be required that he had, during the whole year, charge of a watch (para. 81);

(b.) or one year and a half must have been in a capacity not lower than Only Mate in a home trade or coasting vessel while holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, or a Master's Certificate for home trade passenger ships;

(c) or one year must have been as Pilot with a First Class

Pilot's Certificate (para. 78).

36. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.-A Candidate for an Only or First Mate's Certificate will be required

(a.) To work out any three of the nautical problems prescribed for the Second Mate's examination which may be given

* The short terms "true" and "imagnetic" are used for brevity and convenience throughout the Regulations to indicate charts which have compasses engraved upon them showing the true or magnetic points of the compass respectively.

For convenience of calculation the service required is stated in tabular form in Appendix B.