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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 27, 1931.
following conditions:--Two months of such service is only equivalent to one month's qualifying service in a foreign-going vessel. Applicants for Second Class Certificates may perform all their sea service in sea-going dredgers, fishing-boats, tug-boats, or pilot- vessels, but they must have been on regular watch on the main propelling machinery, the horse-power of which must not be less than that required. Candidates for First Class Certificates must, while in possession of a Second Class Certificate, have served in vessels of at least the horsepower named in rule 31, and have been in charge of the whole of a watch on the main machinery. They must also have served, in a qualifying cap- acity, for not less than six months in a foreign-going ship, or nine months in a home- trade ship.
Where an Engineer is employed on a fishing or other vessel, and is required to do stoking or other work not usually performed by an Engineer in the Mercantile Marine, such service cannot be accepted as qualifying.
The Examiners should in all cases satisfy themselves that service on fishing boats, when claimed as qualifying for a certificate as Engineer, is of a nature similar to that performed by Engineers in the Mercantile Marine.
45. Service in Yachts.-Service performed in yachts, either within or beyond home-trade limits, may be accepted as equivalent to two-thirds of the time performed in foreign-going trading vessels, provided that the applicant's name is entered on the vessels' Articles, and that he can prove, to the satisfaction of the Examiner, that the time claimed was actually served at sea
Applicants for Second Class Certificates may perform all their service in yachts, but the applicants must have been on regular watch on the main machinery, and the vessels must be of not less than the horse-power stated in rule 29 (b).
Applicants for First Class Certificates must have served in vessels of the requisite horse-power, and must have been in regular charge of the main machinery. They must also have served for at least three months in a qualifying capacity on board a suitable. foreign-going ship. This additional service will, however, not be required in the case of an applicant who has served for 27 months as First Engineer, or for 3 years as a Second Engineer, of a yacht of the requisite power.
CHAPTER III.
CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS.
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43. Strangers not Admitted. -No persons will be allowed in the rooms dur- ing the examinations, other than those whose duties require them to be present.
No instructors will be allowed on the premises.
47. Commencement and Duration of Examinations. The examinations will, as a rule, commence at 10 a.m., and will be continned from day to day, until all the condidates are examined.
48. Candidates to be Punctual --Candidates are required to appear at the examination room punctually at the time appointed.
49. Candidates' Places.-Candidates should be so placed as to prevent one copying from another, and no communication whatever between the candidates should be allowed.
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