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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 54

For "Foreign-going Ships."

Second mate ... ... ... ...

First and only mate, if previously possessing an
inferior certificate, either granted by the Board
of Trade or by the Government of a British
possession ... ... ... ...
If not ... ... ... ... ... ...
Master ... ... ... ... ... ...
Where a candidate is in possession of a certifi-
cate for "fore-and-aft-rigged vessels," for an
ordinary or steamship certificate of the same
grade
Master extra, if possessing an ordinary master's
certificate, first attempt ... ... ... Nil.
Master extra, for every subsequent attempt ... 1 0 0*

For "Home-trade Passenger Ships."
Mate ... ... ... ... ... ...
Master ... ... ... ... ... ...

For Voluntary Examination in Steam.
Mate (only or first) ... ... ... ...
Master ... ... ... ... ... ...

For Voluntary Examination in Deviation of the Compass.
Mate (second, only, or first) ... ... ...
Master ... ... ... ... ... ...

NOTE.-No abatement will be made in the fee charged to a
candidate for a certificate for "foreign-going ships" in conse-
quence of his possessing a master or mate's certificate for
"home-trade passenger ships."

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINERS AND
CANDIDATES.

88. Before commencing the examination the tables
    or desks must be cleared of all scraps of paper or
    books that are not used in the examination, and care
    should be taken that the candidates do not bring into
    the examination-room any book, paper, document, or
    memoranda of any description whatever. No person
    whatever should be allowed in the room during the
    time of examination but those whose duties require
    them to be present.

89. No instructors will be allowed on the premises.

90. Candidates will under no pretence whatever be
    allowed to leave the premises while the examination
    is proceeding. If they have occasion to visit the
    retiring-room they will be required to enter in a book
    kept for the purpose the exact times of their leaving
    and returning to the examination-room. At ports
    where only a few candidates are under examination,
    two persons will not be allowed to leave the room at
    the same time.

91. Candidates should be so placed as to prevent
    one copying from the other, and no communication
    whatever between the candidates should be allowed.

92. If any blotting-paper is allowed it should be
    black; and, when the first examination paper is
    issued, each candidate should be furnished with a
    piece, which must be returned to the Examiner upon
    the completion of the last paper.

93. The examination papers should be issued to
    the candidates in half-sheets only, and one at a time.
    This will prevent a candidate from spreading out the
    sheets on the table in an apparently careless manner,
    but so as to enable his nearest neighbour to look over
    and copy or examine the problems. It will also
    enable the Examiner to look over and report upon
    the work on one half-sheet while the candidate is at
    work upon another, and so on. When the errors are
    not too numerous, or when they are not from ignor-
    ance of the subject, the incorrect problems may be
    returned to the candidate for correction, but in no
    case should the errors be pointed out by the Examiner,
    neither should any marks be made on the correct

• If the examination for the extra master's certificate takes
  place at the same time as the examination for the ordinary
  master's certificate the usual fee for the ordinary certificate
  must be paid, though no fee will be charged for the extra ex-
  amination on the first attempt. On all subsequent attempts
  the fee of £1 will be charged for the extra examination, in
  addition to any further charge which may have been incurred
  through failure to pass the ordinary examination,

| £ s. d. |
|---|---|
| 1 0 0 |
| 0 10 0 |
| 1 0 0 |
| 2 0 0 |
| Half the
| usual fee. |
| 1 0 0* |

| £ s. d. |
|---|---|
| 0 10 0 |
| 1 0 0 |

| 1 0 0 |
| 1 0 0 |

| 1 0 0 |
| 1 0 0 |

work of the problem, which would at once indicate
how far or to what extent the work is correct.
Should the problems be returned to the Examiner the
second time incorrect, this would be a failure; and,
as the time allowed is considered ample for working
out the papers carefully, this rule is expected to be
strictly observed.

94. At those ports where, from the large number
    of the candidates, it may sometimes be found impos-
    sible to look over the work on the day of examination
    during the office hours, an hour in the morning of
    the following day may be allotted for the purpose of
    correcting the problems, but in no case should a can-
    didate have his problem returned to him for correc-
    tion after he has made the second attempt.

95. The paper (Exn. 4A) is only for those can-
    didates who present themselves for examination for
    the first time. It is intended not only to insure on
    the part of the candidate a knowledge of the meaning
    of a variety of terms of great use to the navigator
    respecting which much ignorance exists at present,
    but at the same time to test his handwriting and
    spelling.

96. In using this paper the Examiner will place a
    mark against the numbers of the particular questions
    which he selects for answers, and not less than ten
    questions should be selected. The candidate will
    then write against the questions so marked his defini-
    tion of the terms in a clear and legible hand, so as to
    prevent the possibility of any letter being mistaken.
    Attention should be paid to the spelling and writing
    of the candidates.

97. In the questions on deviation of the com-
    pass (Exn. 7), the Examiner should indicate by a
    mark against at least twelve of the questions for
    answers, and those indicated must be correctly
    answered. The selected questions should be varied
    frequently, and no two candidates should have pre-
    cisely the same questions. The candidate should be
    furnished with sheets of blank ruled paper, with in-
    structions that he is to write only on one side of the
    paper, and to answer each of the questions against
    which a mark is placed in a clear and legible hand,
    and to commence each answer by writing down the
    number of the question to which it relates on the
    side, where a margin should always be left for that
    purpose. In answering question 19, besides giving a
    full explanation in writing, the candidates should be
    required to illustrate by diagrams how the poles of
    the magnets are placed with regard to the compass
    needle for correcting the semicircular deviation, as
    well as the heeling error, and also how the soft iron
    should be placed for correcting the quadrantal devia-
    tion. A candidate for an extra master's certificate
    will not be required to answer these questions, but
    will be examined by the syllabus.

98. In the vivâ voce examination a reasonable time
    should be allowed for the candidate to give his
    answers. No assistance should be given or leading
    question put.

99. Particular attention should be paid to the ad-
    justments of the sextant, and the written answers
    should be given on the ruled paper in the same man-
    ner as the answers to the questions on Exn. 7. Every
    candidate should have a practical knowledge of what
    is known as the first three adjustments, and be able
    to read correctly off the arc, a supposed index error
    to be given by the Examiner as additive, as well as
    reading off the arc in the usual way.

100. All outstanding or minor corrections should
     appear in the margin of each problem paper, also
     on the chart papers Exn. 9c and Exn. 9D, and
     unless all these corrections appear on the papers of
     the candidate they will not be considered complete.

101. In every case the examination, whether for
     only mate, first mate, master, or master extra, is to
     commence with the problems for second mate.