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1501 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 .


Merchant Shipping.


respect to the costs of any such investigation as they think fit, and such
costs shall be paid accordingly , and shall be recoverable in the same
inanner as costs in summary proceedings before any Police Magistrate.

2. On such appeal , the Court of survey shall report to the Governor
on the question raised by the appeal , and the Governor, when satisfied
that the requirements of the report and the provisions of the enactments
have been complied with, may give the certificates required.

3. Subject to any order made by the Court, the costs of and inci
dental to an appeal under this section shall follow the event.

4. Subject as aforesaid , the provisions of this Ordinance with respect
to the Court of survey and appeals thereto , so far as consistent with the
tenour thereof shall apply to the Court of survey when sitting under
this section , and to appeals under this section .

5. Where the survey of a ship is made for the purpose of a declara
tion or certificate under the said enactments , the person appointed to
make the survey shall , if so required by the owner, charterer, or agent ,

be accompanied on the survey by some competent person appointed by
the owner, charterer, or agent, to be approved by the Governor , and in
such case, if the said two persons agree, there shall be no appeal to the
Court of survey in pursuance of this section.


CHAPTER IV .

BOARD OF EXAMINERS .


[M. S. A. 1854, 15. Examinations shall be instituted for persons who intend to
sec. 131. ]
become masters , engineers , or mates of foreign going ships , or who wish to
procure certificates of competency hereinafter mentioned .

[M. S. A. 1854, 2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, lay down rules
sec. 132. ]
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 .

Applicant to 3. Whenever any person shall be desirous to obtain a certificate of
give notice to
Harbour competency as master, first, second, or only mate, or engineer in the
Master.
[ See Ordi mercantile marine, he shall give notice in writing to that effect to the
nance 17 of
1860. ] Harbour Master, who shall forward the same to the Governor.

Board of 4. It shall thereupon be lawful for the Governor to constitute and
Examiners to
be appointed. appoint a board of examiners to inquire into the competency of such