THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1893.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POSTS OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDER SECTION 15 OF ORDINANCE 26 OF 1891.
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26. The following table shows the number of candidates examined for Certificates of Competency distinguishing those who were successful and those who failed :—
DECK OFFICERS.
ENGINEERS.
NATIONALITY.
British,
British Indian,
American,
Dane,
French,
German,
Norwegian,
Portuguese,
Russian,
Swede,
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Total.
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Total.
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Total.
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Master,
22
:
:
:
1
G 28
1 1
First Mate.
14
4 18
:
:
:
Only Mate.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
Second Mate.
8
1
:
:
:
:
:
:
Total.
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Total.
9
-
First-class Engineer.
Grade.
Passed.
Failed.
Total.
Grand Total.
7 1 8
:
:
44
4
10
5
49 112
4 5
:
1
2
1
:
:
1
1
:
British,
First Mate
1
:
:
Portuguese,
River steanier.
1
1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
GRAND TOTAL,.........
23 8 31
18 5 23
1
1
10 I 11
TOTAL DECK OFFICERS,
..66.
:
:
11
2 13
2
:
:
Second-class Engineer.
:
:
:
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
49
5 54 133
:
#
TOTAL ENGINEERS,.........67.
Since 1st January, 1884, when under the Order in Council of 31st December, 1883, Certificates of Competency issued at Hongkong were made of equal value to those issued by the Board of Trade, 841 Certificates of all grades have been issued. The details are shown in the following table :-
Grade.
Master, First Mate,
Only Mate,
Second Mate,
1884. 1885. 1886.
1887.
1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. Total.
21
10
14
10
17
12
223
5
24*
20
25
39
32
14
31
29
26
3
10
10
5
10
**
27
23
198
18
171
1
21
10
66
Total,..........
50
3333
29
38
47
59
69
08
80
68
52
456
1st Class Engineer, 2nd
Do.,
19
23
2223
11
14
21
11
18
20
20
15
19
28
33
31
15
15
142
49
238
Total,......
42
42
31
29
40
39
699
Certificates renewed,
:
51
46
60
380
5
Grand Total,........
92
75
69
67
87
98
131
114
112
841
MARINE COURTS, UNDER SECTION 13 OF ORDINANCE 26 OF 1891.
27. The following Courts have been held during the year:-
1. On the 27th January.-Inquiry as to the loss of the British S.S. Namchow, Official No. 63,588 of Penang, in the vicinity of Breaker Point, China Sea, on the morning of the 8th January. All the Officers were lost.
2. On the 24th June, 1892,-Inquiry as to the stranding of the British ship John McLeod, Official No. 90,742 of St. John, New Brunswick, on the South-West edge of the Pratas Shoal, China Sea, on the morning of the 28th May. The Master's (OSCAR HILL HENDERSON) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
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