THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930. 715
Apprentices and seamen holding short service commis- sions in the Royal Air Force will, if accompanied by a good report, be allowed to count towards qualifying sea service for a Second Mate's certificate half the time spent under instruc- tion in aviation at a flying training school or with a home defence unit and half the time spent in a fleet air arm or naval co-operation unit up to a maximum of six months in all, provided that the total remission of sea service in respect of R.A.F. service and time spent in a shore training ship or school shall not in any event execed twelve months.
83. Excursion steamers. In the ease of excursion steamers only such service as can be proved to have been performed at sea will be accepted.
84. Service in fishing or pilot vessels. --Service per- formed exclusively in trawlers and other deep sea-fishing vessels, or in pilot vessels, will not qualify a candidate for examination. He must in addition prove the following ser- vice:
(a) For a foreign-going certificate, service for at least 18 months in an ordinary trading vessel in the foreign trade, or the equivalent period, 27 months, in the home or coasting trade.
85. Service ia yachts. --Service in pleasure yachts will be accepted as qualifying service under the following condi-
tions-
(a) It must in all cases be verified by satisfactory proofs, which must set forth clearly and in de- fail the nature and duration of the service claimed; and it must be distinctly understood that only actual sea service will be accepted, and that service in harbour or port is inadmis- sible.
(b) Service in foreign-going yachts will be accepted in full; and service performed within home trade limits in sailing yachts of not less than 50 tons net register or in steam vachts of not less than 80 tons gross register will be accepted in the proportion stated in rule 64, but candidates must also show :-(1.) For a foreign-going cer- tificate service for at least 18 months in an or- dinary trading vessel in the foreign trade, or for the equivalent period. 27 months, in an ordinary trading vessel in the home or coasting trade.
86. Service on rivers.--Service performed on rivers. no matter of what size, and service performed within smooth or partially smooth water limits will not be accepted.
Where any doubt whatever exists on this point, the can- didate will be required to produce a certificate from the Mas- ter or Owner of the vessel in which the service was perform- ed, before the acceptance of the service can be considered.
87. Service in cable ships. -A candidate. a part of whose qualifying service has been performed in cable ships, will be required to produce, in addition to the usual evidence of sea service, a statement or certificate from the owners of the ship showing the amount of time actually spent at sea. If the time so spent constitutes or exceeds two-thirds of the total
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