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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 11, 1910.

Penalty for

breach of

rules.

Order of examina-

tions.

Arithmetic.

Elementary questions.

Vied reer.

50. Any candidate violating any of the regulations, or being guilty of in- solence to the Examiner, or of disorderly or improper conduct in or about the room, will render himself liable to the postponement of his examination, or, in the event of his having passed, to the detention of his Certificate for such period as the Governor may direct.

51. The examination of candidates for Second Class Certificates consists of three parts: arithmetic, elementary questions, and ricû roce ; und das of candidates for First Class Certificates of four parts: arithmetic, drawing, elementary questions, and vivâ voce. See paras. 18 and 19.

52. When the number of marks obtained in arithmetic amoun's to 28, that is two-thirds of the maximum, the candidate passes in arithmetic.

If the marks obtained amount to 21, but not to 28, and if the applicant has had long sea experience, his testimonials should be taken into account, and his examination continued, if deemed advisable by the Examiner, and he may be passed or failed, having due regard to his practical knowledge, and to whether he is being examined for second class or first class.

53. All Engineer applicants presenting themselves for examination will be required to give written answers to ten questions selected from Elementary Ques- tions shown in Appendix B, These questions are intended to furnish a record to some extent of candidate's knowledge at the time of his examination, and also to induce the candidates to pay more attention to their handwriting and spelling. Examiners will require all candidates to fill up a form H 137, Exn. 3.

The questions for both classes of Engineers will be taken from the same series of Elementary Questions; and candidates for first class certificates are expected to show their superiority by giving answers more complete than those of the other candidates.

54. Having regard to the fact that when the oral examination is hell. the candidate has already passed in artithmetic, and, if a first class candidate, in draw- ing, and has also written answers to the elementary questions, the Examiners will deal with practical, rather than theoretical, questions in the division of the examination; and no candidate should be failed without having been well cross- questioned on the points for which failure takes place.

The elementary questions to be answered on Form Exn. 156 are good starting points in vicâ voce examinations. With the candidates' written answers before the Examiner, the same question can be put in a way requiring an answer in another form. Each question may be developed into several according to the circumstances of the case, eg.: -

1. What is

2. What is its use ?

made of? Of what parts does it consist ?

3. What attention does it require at sea ?

4. What attention does it require in port?

5. When it becomes defective, what is it that principally goes wrong

with it?

6. How is it repaired ?

7. What alteration may prevent a recurrence of the defect?

It is considered of great importance that Engineers presenting themselves for examination should have an extensive knowledge of the particulars of actual casual- How which have occurred at sea, and be able to state how these might have been ure- vented, and how remedied. Sometimes an Engineer presents himself who has had no personal experience of any defects, and who can tell nothing about casualties to machinery which have occurred in the experience of others; such candidates should be closely questioned as to their knowledge of boiler and engine construc- tion and the repairs of same.

The management of engines and boilers at sea, the duties of the Engineer on watch, the work to be done to the engines, boilers, and auxiliary machinery in port, and the periodical examinations of the working parts, form part of the vic voce examination.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

7th September, 1909.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

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