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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.

24. Fees.

Signalling-

Where a candidate for a certificate for which signalling is required takes the examination in signalling separately from the remainder of the examina- tion, for each attempt

Sailing ship endorsements-

Where a candidate is examined for a sailing ship endorsement at the same time as for a certificate of competency of the same or of higher grade If examined separately

SIGHT TESTS.

Examination in the Sight tests only.

5.00

No fee. $10.00

$ 1.00

NOTE 1-For certain fees payable by applicants for colonial certificates of competency see section 4 (12) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.

NOTE 2.---No abatement will be made to the fee charged to a Candidate in consequence of his possessing a Certificate of a lower grade.

25. First Aid to the Injured. (a) Every candidate for a certificate of competency of any grade as Master or Mate will be required to produce a certificate issued by the St. John Ambulance Association, the St. Andrew's Ambu- lance Association, the St. Patrick's Ambulance Association, the British Red Cross Society, the London County Council, the Glamorgan County Council, the Leith Nautical College or other approved body or by a Medical Officer of one of His Majesty's ships, to the effect that he has passed examination in First Aid to the injured

(b) The certificate must be an adult certificate, i.e., obtained by the candidate when sixteen years of age or more, and the examination for it must have been passed not more than three years before the date of the examination for the certificate of competency. Certificates issued by the St. John Ambulance Association more than three years before the exam- ination for a certificate of competency will, however, be accepted, provided that, at the expiration of three years since its issue, the certificate has attached to it the "Voucher" or "Label" of the Association certifying that the holder has passed re-examination in First Aid.

(c) If a candidate does not possess such a certificate of proficiency in First Aid he should apply some time before he wishes to sit for examination for a certificate as Master or Mate to the local secretary of an approved Association or other approved body, who will inform him of the available facilities for the instruction and examination of candidates in First Aid.

(d) Besides the courses of instruction which are provided on shore at the ports in the United Kingdom, at which exam- inations for certificates as Master and Mate are held, courses of instruction given by qualified surgeons on board merchant vessels will be accepted by the St. John Ambulance Associa- tion as qualifying the candidate for examination for their certificate of proficiency in First Aid, provided the surgeon certifies that he has followed the syllabus of instruction laid down by the Association.

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