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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6тH OCTOBER, 1905.

(b.) or, he must have served six years at sea, of which one year and a half must have been in a capacity not lower than Only Mate of a home trade or coasting vessel while holding a Certificate not lower than that of an Only Mate for foreign-going vessels, provided that, if this service as Officer was not performed while holding a First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, the Candidate will also be required to prove the Officer's service prescribed for that grade (para. 32); he must have served six and a half years at sea, one year of which must have been in a capacity not lower than Second Mate of a foreign-going vessel whilst holding a First Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels, provided that, if this service as Second Mate was performed under an Additional or Auxiliary First Mate it will only be accepted if a Third and Fourth Mate were also carried, and one year and a half not lower than Third or Fourth Mate of a foreign-going vessel in charge of a watch whilst holding a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels ;

Master

Ordinary

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(c.) or,

(d.) or, he must have served nine years at sea in the home or coasting trade: of which three years must have been as Master or one year as Master and three years in a capacity not lower than that of Mate, provided that, in either case, he has served in such capacity for not less than one year with a Second Mate's Certificate for foreign-going vessels or a Master's Certificate for home trade passenger ships.

35. EXAMINATION IN NAVIGATION.-A Candidate for an Ordinary Master's Certificate will be required to work out any twelve of the Navigation nautical problems prescribed for the grades of Second and First Mate that may be given him by the examiner, in addition to the chart paper, the cyclone paper, and the oral subjects prescribed for the grades of Second and First Mate. He will also be required

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(a.) To find the latitude by altitude of the Pole Star at any

time.

(b.) To find the latitude by meridian altitude of the moon. (c.) To find the magnetic bearing of any fixed object when at sea or at anchor, from bearings of the object taken with the ship's head on equidistant compass points, and to compute the deviation therefrom; to construct a deviation curve upon a Napier's diagram which will be furnished by the examiner, and show that he under- stands its practical application; to give satisfactory written and oral answers to certain practical questions as to the effect of the ship's iron upon the compasses, and the method of determining the deviation, and show how to compensate the deviation by magnets and soft iron by the aid of Beall's Compass Deviascope.

(d.) To find on a chart the course to steer by compass in order to counteract the effect of a given current, and find the distance the ship will make good towards a given point in a given time; and to work out practically the correction to apply to soundings taken at a given time and place to compare with the depth marked on the chart.

He will be required to answer viva voce questions on the following subjects:-

(e.) The law as to the engagement and discharge and man- agement of the crew, and the entries to be made in the official log.

(f.) How to prevent and check an outbreak of scurvy on

board ship.

(g.) The law as to load-line marks, and the entries and reports

to be made respecting them.

(h.) Invoices, Charter Party, Bills of Lading, Lloyd's Agent, nature of Bottomry, Bills of Exchange, Surveys, Averages, &c.