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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 5, 1937.

45. Service in Yachts.-Service performed in yachts, either within or beyond home-trade limits, may be accepted as equivalent to two-thirds of the time performed in foreign-going trading vessels, provided that the applicant's name is entered on the vessels' Articles, and that he can prove, to the satisfaction of the Examiner, that the time claimed was actually served at sea.

Applicants for Second Class Certificates may perform all their service in yachts, but the applicants must have been on regular watch on the main machinery, and the vessels must be of not less than the horse-power stated in rule 29 (b).

Applicants for First Class Certificates must have served in vessels of the requisite horse-power, and must have been in regular charge of the main machinery. They must also have served for at least three months in a qualifying capacity on board a suitable foreign-going ship. This additional service will, however, not be required in the case of an applicant who has served for 27 months as First Engineer, or for 3 years as a Second Engineer, of a yacht of the requisite power.

CHAPTER III.

Conduct of the Examinations.

46. Strangers Not Admitted. No persons will be allowed in the rooms during the examinations, other than those whose duties require them to be present.

No instructors will be allowed on the premises.

47. Commencement and Duration of Examin- ations. The examinations will, as a rule, commence at 9.30 a.m., and will be continued from day to day, until all the candidates are examined.

48. Candidates to be Punctual.-Candidates are required to appear at the examination room punctually at the time appointed.

49. Candidates' Places. -Candidates should be so placed as to prevent one copying from another, and no communication whatever between the candidates should be allowed.

50. Tables to be Cleared.--Before commencing the examination, the tables and desks must be cleared of all scraps of paper, or books that are not used in the examination, and care should be taken that the candidates while in the examination room do not have in their possession any book or paper, except as specified in rules 53 and 54. A sheet of blotting paper will be issued to each candidate with the first examination paper, and it must be returned to the examiner with the last paper.

52. Order of Examinations.-At the examinations for First and Second Class Ordinary and Motor Certificates, papers on Engineering Knowledge, Practical Mathematics, and Drawing are given, and the candidates are finally questioned verbally on their Practical Knowledge.

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