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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.
By the form of the hoist, an observer can at sight understand the nature of any signal he sees flying; the examination should, therefore, tend to elicit a clear knowledge of all the distinctive features of the Code.
With this object in view, the Examiners should question the candidates as to the distinguishing forms of the respective hoists, which will be indicated according as a burgee, a pennant, or a square flag is uppermost, and also with regard to the number of flags, and the position of the Code flag when used in the hoist; making the 1, 2, 3 and 4 flag signals with the flags supplied for the purpose, and vary- ing the signals unde, showing 2 and 8 flag signals, with and without the Code flag included, or a Geographical or a Vocabulary signal, the name of a merchant ship or of a ship of war.
As the two latter signals would not be found in the Signal Book, the candidate should know where to find them and how to look them out.
The candidate should :----(a) Be able to read a signal at sight, so far as to name the flags composing the hoist. (b) Know the use of the Code pennant and of the pennants C and D, "Yes" and "No", also of the two burgees A and B, and the square Hags S and P, and the flags used to indiente cholera, plague. &c., on board, and the quarantine flag. (c) Be required to signal some word or words not included in the vocabulary of the Code either by letters or by the Spelling Table (page 516) or both. (d) Have a knowledge of the Distant Signals, and of their object, and the different modes of signalling therewith. (c) Know the special Morse signals indicated by certain letters as given on page 550. (f) Have a good knowledge of the Distress Signals and understand the penalty which may be in- curred by their improper use.
The laternational Code is used on board His Majesty's ships, and it has been adopted by all the principal Maritime Powers for their public as well as merchant ships.
Allied Signal Manual.---Candidates will be expected to know the meaning of any or all of the single flag signals given therein, and the signification of the Pilot Jack when incorporated in a hoist. They should also be required to make or read from the Pilot Jack table a hoist given by the Examiner. Candidates need not be ex- pected to commit the Pilot Jack table to memory, but there should be no hesitation whatever in making or reading a signal. They should also know how to recognise any of the Special Signals given in the Allied Signal Manual.
Morse Flashing and Semaphore.-Candidates for the voluntary examination in signalling will be required to attain a minimum speed of 12 words a minute in semaphore and 10 words a minute in Morse flashing (the average length of a word being taken as 5 letters).
Candidates for other certificates will only be required to attain a speed of 6 words a minute in Morse flashing and 8 words a minute in Semaphore.
In the ordinary examination, it will be sufficient if in Morse flashing a candidate is given a test card and a spelling message of 10 words, and in Semaphore a spelling message of 25 words.
The Morse flashing tosi will be a test message (see Allied Sigual Manual), followed by a spelling message of 25 words.
In the voluntary examination in signalling, the Semaphore fest will be a spelling message of 50 words.
The candidate must attain a degree of accuracy of at least 90 per cent both in making and reading in each method, i.«., Flashing and Semaphore.
In the examination in Morse flashing the candidate should be first required to make a test message, followed by a spelling message of 25 words. The Examiner should then make a test message, followed by a spelling message of 25 words to be read by the candidate.
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