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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 21, 1913.

A list of the Colonial Certificates referred to will be found in Appendix C. They are of the same force as the corresponding Certificates granted by the Board of Trade.

Certificates.

92. The holder of a Colonial Certificate for foreign-going ships Colonial Local not granted under the Merchant Shipping Act who desires to be examined for an Imperial Certificate of the same grade, must prove that he has performed the amount of service required by these He must Regulations to entitle him to hold such a Certificate.

also produce satisfactory testimonials as to character for at least the last 12 months of sea service preceding his application to be examined.

93. Where a Foreign-going Certificate is required in order to Foreign.

going qualify a Candidate for examination, the Certificate may either be Certificates. an Ordinary Certificate, or a Certificate for fore and aft rigged vessels, or a Certificate for foreign-going steamships.

94. The term Pilot in these Regulations means a pilot who Pilot defined. is employed in general pilotage, and holds a First Class Pilot's Certificate from some competent authority authorising him to pilot vessels outside harbour and partially smooth water limits.

service.

95. Officer's service, to be recognized as qualifying for purposes Officer's of examination, must be performed with the requisite Certificate as specified in Appendix B. The Officer's service performed by men who have been duly promoted during the course of a voyage (see para. 99) or who in consequence of serving in vessels plying between ports abroad have been unable to obtain the necessary Certificates, may, however, be recognized, provided it is in other respects satisfactory.

Officers.

96. Foreign Officers who wish to apply for British Certificates Foreign of Competency must in all cases have performed their qualifying Officer's service with the requisite British Certificates. The ser- vice may have been performed in foreign vessels if the Candidate can produce satisfactory testimonials as to conduct and character, and is able to prove that the service has been in the required capacities, and that during the period of service he has held a British Certificate of Competency of the rank required by the Regulations (see para. 100).

97. When service in charge of a watch in either the foreign or In charge of home trade is specified in the Regulations, Candidates for Certifi- a watch. cates of Competency as First Mate must be able to prove that during 8 months at least of their service they have kept full regalar watch during the whole voyage, i.e., from port to port, which, if in the foreign trade, must amount to not less than 8 hours of each 24 hours' service. Where a Candidate can prove 8 months of such full service, service performed in cases where watches were doubled at any time during the voyage will be accepted as equivalent to half the same period of full watch-keeping service. No amount of occasional service will, by itself, be accepted as qualifying service. Candidates for Certificates of Competency as Master will be required to have served during the whole of the time specified by the Regulations, in full charge of a watch, and no service performed under the system of double watches except as the senior officer will be accepted as qualifying service for a certificate of this grade. Great care must be exercised by the examiners and others in regard to such service, and unless the Candidates produce a clear and satisfactory testimonial specially setting forth the above facts, from the Master or Owner of the vessel in which the service was performed, it must not be accepted.

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