THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1879.
CHAPTER IV.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
XV. Examinations shall be instituted for persons who in- tend to become masters, engineers, or mates of foreign going ships, or who wish to procure certificates of competency hereinafter mentioned.
2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, lay down rules as to the conduct of such examinations, and as to the qualifications of the applicants, and such rules shall be strictly adhered to by all examiners.
3. Whenever any person shall be desirous to obtain a certificate of competency as master, first, second, or only mate, or engineer in the mercantile marine, he shall give notice in writing to that effect to the Harbour Master, who shall forward the same to the Governor.
4. It shall thereupon be lawful for the Governor to con- stitute and appoint a board of examiners to inquire into the competency of such applicant, and such board shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be the Harbour Mas- ter, and the remaining two shall be either or both Com- missioned Officers in the Royal Navy, or Masters, or duly qualified Engineers in the mercantile marine.
5. Upon such appointment being notified to the Harbour Master, he shall summon the other members of the said board to attend at the Harbour Master's office for the pur- pose of examining the said applicant, at a day and at an hour to be named in such summons, (such day not to be more than seven days after the date of such summons); and shall also notify the applicant to attend accordingly.
6. Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall, upon lodging his application, pay to the Harbour Master a fee, if for a master's or first class engineer's certificate, of twenty dollars, and if for any other certificate, of ten dollars.
7. Every member of the board, except the Harbour Master, shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Colony a fee of five dollars for the examination of each applicant.
8. Any applicant who shall have passed a satisfactory examination, and shall have given satisfactory evidence of his sobriety, experience and general good conduct on board ship, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of competency signed by the members of the board to the effect that he is competent to act as master, as first, second or only mate, or as first or second engineer.
9. The result of every such examination shall be reported to the Board of Trade by the Harbour Master.
CHAPTER V.
SHIPPING And DischarGE OF SEAMEN.
XVI. The name of a master, first, only or second mate, or first or second engineer shall not be attached to the re- gister, or articles of agreement, of any British or Colonial ship, unless such master, mate, or engineer shall possess a certificate of service or competency issued by the Board of Trade or by the proper authority in any British Possession. 2. No British or Colonial ship shall leave the waters of the Colony less the master thereof, and the first and se- cond or only mate have obtained and possess valid certifi- cates of competency or service appropriate to their several stations in such ship, or of a higher grade, and no such ship if of one hundred tons burden or upwards, shall leave the waters as aforesaid, unless at least one officer, besides the master, has obtained, and possesses a valid certificate appro- priate to the grade of only mate therein, or to a higher grade.
3. Every British steam-ship, or steam-ship registered under section III of part I of this Ordinance of one hundred nominal horse power or upwards, leaving the waters of the Colony shall have as its first and second engineers, two certificated engineers, the first possessing a "first class en- gineer's certificate," and the second possessing a "second class engineer's certificate," or a certificate of the higher grade, and every British steam-ship, or steam-ship registered as aforesaid of less than one hundred nominal horse power shall have as its only or first engineer, an engineer posses- sing a "second class engineer's certificate or a certificate of the higher grade.
[M. S. A. 1854, Dec. 131.J
[M. S. A. 1854, sec. 132.]
Applicant to give notice to Harbour Master.
[See Ordinance 17 of 1560.]
Board of Examiners to be appointed.
Constitution of Hoard
Harbour Mas
ter to summon board and
notify applicant.
Fee to be paid by applicant.
Fees to members of board.
Certificate to
be given to successrul candidates.
Report of result of examination
to be made to Board c.Trade. (Ordinance 17
of 1860, sec. 6)
Masters, mates and engineers to possess cer- tificates. [Ordinance 1 of 1562, suc. 5.}
No British or Colonial ship to procesi to sea without certificare of the master and niate
[See M. S. A 1854, sec. 136.
Steam-ships to carry certificated engineers. [Sec M. 2. A. 1962, sec. 5.]
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