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He must explain the nature of great-circle sailing,
and show how to apply practically that knowledge.
He must be acquainted with the law of storms, so far
as to know how he may probably best escape those
tempests common to the East and West Indies, &c.,
and known as hurricanes. preservation of the crew and passengers in the event
of wreck, and the steps to be taken if his vessel is
disabled and drifting towards a lee shore, and will be
required to answer any other questions appertaining
to the management of a home-trade passenger vessel
which the Examiner may think necessary to put to
him.

70. In Seamanship, &c. In addition to the qualifi-
    cations required of an ordinary master, the extra
    master will be expected to give satisfactory answers
    to any questions in practical seamanship that the
    Examiner may think proper to put to him; and also
    to show a more extensive knowledge and aptness in
    the civil duties of a shipmaster than would be ex-
    pected from a candidate for an ordinary master's
    certificate.

VOLUNTARY EXAMINATION IN THE LAWS OF THE
DEVIATION OF THE COMPASSES OF IRON SHIPS.

79. Any master or mate who wishes to pass a
    voluntary examination in the syllabus of examina-
    tion on the laws of the deviation of the compasses of
    an iron ship, &c., which candidates for extra masters'
    certificates are required to pass, can at any time be
    examined upon payment to the Superintendent of
    the Mercantile Marine Office (Customhouse) of the
    usual fee of £1. If the candidate passes the exami-
    nation successfully an indorsement to that effect will
    be duly made upon the master's or mate's certificate
    held by him.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY
FOR A "HOME-TRADE PASSENGER SHIP."

71. All candidates for certificates of competency
    must pass the examination in colours. (Vide
    par. 39.)

72. A MATE.-Must be nineteen years of age, and
    have served four years at sea.

73. In Navigation, &c.-He must write a legible
    hand, and understand the first five rules of arithmetic.
    He must be able to take a bearing by compass, and be
    conversant with the use of Mercator's chart, and be
    able to find, on either a "true" or "magnetic" chart,
    the course to steer, and the distance from one given
    position to another; to find the ship's position on the
    chart from cross-bearings of two objects, from two
    bearings of the same object, the course and distance
    between the bearings being given; and also to find
    the distance of the ship from the object at the time of
    taking the second bearing.

74. He must also pass an examination in the inter-
    national code of signals.

75. In Seamanship, &c.-He must possess a
    thorough knowledge of the rule of the road as regards
    both steamers and sailing vessels, their regulation
    lights, and fog and sound signals. He must be able
    to describe the signals of distress, and the signals to
    be made by ships wanting a pilot, and the liabilities
    and penalties incurred by the misuse of these signals;
    also the use and management of the rocket apparatus
    in the event of his vessel being stranded. He must
    be able to mark and use the lead and log lines, to
    moor and unmoor the vessel, &c., &c. He must also
    understand the construction, use, and action of the
    bulkhead-sluices, the engine-room telegraph, &c., and
    to answer any other questions of a like nature apper-
    taining to the duties of the mate of a home-trade
    passenger vessel which the Examiner may think proper
    to put to him.

76. A MASTER.-Must be twenty years of age, and
    have served five years at sea, of which one year must
    have been as first or only mate in the home or foreign
    trade, during which service he must have been in
    possession of a mate's certificate for home-trade pas-
    senger ships or of a first or only mate's certificate for
    foreign-going ships. (Vide also par. 24.)

77. In Navigation, &c.-In addition to the qualifi-
    cations required of a mate of a home-trade passenger
    ship, a master will be required to find on a chart the
    course to steer by compass in order to counteract the
    effect of a given current, and to find the distance the
    ship will make good towards a given point in a certain
    time, and to work out practically the correction to
    apply to soundings taken at a given time and place,
    to compare with the depth marked on the chart, &c.

78. In Seamanship, &c.-In addition to the qualifi-
    cations required of a mate of a home-trade passenger
    ship, a master must understand how to rig a sea-
    anchor, and what means to apply to keep a steamer
    with machinery disabled out of the trough of the sea,
    &c.; how to get a cast of the lead in heavy weather,
    &c. He will be examined as to his resources for the

FAILURE.

80. In all cases of failure the candidate must be
    examined de novo. If a candidate fails in seaman-
    ship he will not be re-examined until after a lapse of
    six months. Whether the whole or part of this
    period must be served at sea must depend upon the
    subjects in seamanship in which the candidate failed,
    but what amount, if any, of sea-service will be
    required will be left to the discretion of the Exami-
    ners, subject, however, to revision by the Marine
    Department should it be thought fit.

81. The Examiner, in making out his report on
    Form Exn. 14, should state what amount, if any, of
    further sea-service the candidate must perform, and
    he should also insert this information under Division
    H in Form Exn. 2.

82. If he fails three times in navigation he will
    not be re-examined until after a lapse of three
    months from the date of the last failure.

83. If a candidate has failed in his examination,
    but the subjects in which he has failed are not in-
    cluded in the subjects required for a certificate of a
    lower grade, he may, if he desires it, receive a certi-
    ficate of such lower grade.

84. No part, however, of the fee he has paid will
    be returned to him, and on presenting himself, when
    entitled, for re-examination for the higher grade of
    certificate he will be required to pay a further full
    fee.

FEES.

85. Candidates for examination, in making their
    application on Form Exn. 2, will be required to pay
    the examination fee before any step is taken, whether
    by inquiring into their services or testing their quali-
    fications, &c. Should it be found that their service
    is not sufficient to entitle them to be examined, or
    should their testimonials be unsatisfactory, or should
    they from any other cause not be examined, no part
    of the fee will be returned to them; but when they
    have fulfilled the requisite service, or are able to
    produce satisfactory testimonials, as the case may be,
    they will be allowed to again present themselves for
    examination for a certificate of the same grade with-
    out paying any further fee.

86. In any case in which a candidate offers
    money to any other than the proper officer, and in
    any place but in the proper office, the candidate so
    offering money will be regarded as having committed
    an act of misconduct, and will be rejected, and not
    allowed to be again examined for twelve months
    either at the port where the offence was committed
    or at any other port.

87. The fees are as follow:-