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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD MAY, 1885.
Lest, therefore, such an impression should prevail, the Board of Trade wish to point out t Candidates for Certificates of Competency are not only expected to give correct written answers, whi may merely be learnt off by rote, but they are expected to possess an intelligent knowledge of various subjects prescribed in the Regulations, particularly as regards the important subject of ri Deviation of the Compass.
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The Board of Trade are of opinion that this result may be easily attained by the local Exami putting a few vivâ voce questions to the candidate as the papers are brought up for inspection, or ar: subsequent time if more convenient. The oral questions (suggested by the printed questions and answers given) to be such that the Examiner may satisfy himself that the candidate possesses a r knowledge of what he has written, and to be confined strictly to the subjects of the printed question. Should the candidate then exhibit ignorance of the subjects, the Examiner (who is in a position judge of the real knowledge the man before him possesses) should deal with him at his discretion notwithstanding that the candidate may have written all the answers correctly by rote.
When an Examiner finds it necessary to fail a candidate in this supplementary vivâ voce test. memorandum containing the particulars of the points on which the candidate was ignorant should i each case be attached to his examination papers, when forwarded in the usual course to the Princip Examiner in London, or the particulars may be set forth by the Examiner in the margins of the candidate's papers in red ink.
This new Regulation will come into operation on and after the 1st Angust, 1885.
Sumner Problem.
Candidates for examination for Certificates of Competency for foreign-going ships as Masters, First Mates, and Only Mates are informed that, after the 1st August next, the longitudes correspon l ing to the two latitudes by the second observation will no longer be furnished to them by the Examiners. The candidates will consequently be required to work out the whole of the problem for themselves (in place of the explanation now required), and must be prepared to find the sun's true bearing at th time of taking either the first or second observation; and when necessary to produce the lines positions on the chart in order to make them cut one another should the position of the ship happen to be outside the parallels of the two assumed latitudes given in the question.
Half an hour additional time will be allowed for the extra work involved in this problem,
Extra Masters' Certificates.
With the view of obtaining uniformity of practice at the different examining ports, the Board of Trade give notice that on and after the 1st August next the time allowed Candidates for examination ► for Extra Masters' Certificates of Competency to complete the whole of the problems and writings (including the correction of all errors and oversights) must not exceed 26 hours. This period is not intended to include the time occupied by the vivâ voce part of the examination.
Deviation of the Compass,
The Board of Trade also give notice that on and after the 1st August next a period not exceeding 11 hours will be allowed to Candidates for the completion of the whole of the examination in the Syllabus, including the correction of all errors and oversights in both the problems and writings.
Loss of Sight.
A person who has lost the sight of one eye cannot be permitted to be examined for a Certificate le of Competency either for the Foreign or Home Trade. If he already holds a Certificate, he cannot l examined for a Certificate of a higher grade.
THOMAS GRAY,
Assistant Secretary.
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T. H. FARRER, Secretary.
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