573429-1930-Rules-under-section-4-8-of-the-Merchant-Shipping-Ordinance-1899 — Page 28

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.

bound by indentures, provided that the service as midship- man or cadet has been continuous, that on the date of the termination of the period of service claimed in this capacity the candidate was on Articles of Agreement, and that he is able to comply with the requirements laid down in the matter of serving or making up the four-fifths period at sea during the time claimed.

78. Training ships. Time served after the age of 14 on board a training ship will be allowed to count as equivalent to one-half the same time spent in service at sea, up to a limit of two years (i.e., no length of service will be allowed to count as more than one year at sea) provided that the candi- date can produce a certificate from the Committee or Captain Superintendent that he has conducted himself creditably and passed a good examination in seamanship so far as it is prae- tised in the training ship, as well as in other matters down to the time of his leaving the ship. Training ship service will not be regarded as equivalent to service in square-rigged vessels. A similar concession is allowed in the case of time spont at the Nautical College, Pangbourne.

79. Shore Schools for nautical training.-Time spent after the age of 14 at a school for Nautical Training conducted on premises ashore may be allowed to count in some proportion, not exceeding one-half, as service at sea provided that:--

(a) The school is recognised under the appropriate Regulations, by the Board of Education, or by the Scottish Education Department, as the case may be;

(b) After an inspection by one of their officers the Board of Trade are satisfied that the school gives a training that justifies time spent there being reckoned as part of the necessary qualifying time for a certificate of competency;

and

(c) The candidate produces a satisfactory certificate as regards conduct and proficiency from the authorities of the school on leaving it.

The schools to which these arrangements may apply are of three kinds :--

(i) Schools at which a boy resides and receives train- ing for a period of years: the maximuin remis- sion of sea service that will be allowed in res- pect of attendance at such a school will be fixed at the time of approval; it will never exceed 12 months.

(ii) Courses in navigation and seamanship at junior Technical Schools or similar non-residential institutions which boys attend before going to. sea: the maximum remission of seu service in these cases will be fixed at the time of approval; it will never exceed six months.

(iii) Senior courses in Navigation at Technical or other similar non-residential Schools which candidates attend after completing the whole or the larger part of the service required to qualify for examination for a Second Mate's Certifi- cate: the maximum remission of sea service in these cases will be fixed at the time of ap- proval; it will never exceed three months.

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