Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1891

RULES FOR THE EXAMINATION OF MASTERS FOR STEAM-SHIPS PLYING WITHIN RESTRICTED LIMITS.

119. General.—Candidates for examination must make a proper application on a form which will be supplied on application at any Customhouse. This application, accompanied with the necessary testimonials, must be lodged at the Customhouse for delivery to the Examiners. Certificates procured on false information will be cancelled.

120. All candidates for certificates must pass the examination in colours.

121. Master.—A master of a steamer plying within restricted limits must be twenty-one years of age, and must have served at least one year at sea, or on board of a vessel plying within harbour limits. He must produce satisfactory testimonials of good conduct and sobriety. He must be able to read and write, and understand the first five rules of arithmetic. He must understand the rules of the road as regards both steamers and sailing-vessels, their regulation lights and fog and sound signals, International Code of Signals, harbour regulations, and the colonial bar and tidal signals.

NOTE.—Time served in steamers plying within restricted limits does not count as service at sea for the purpose of obtaining a certificate for a sea-going ship.

FAILURE IN EXAMINATION.

122. In all cases of failure the candidate must be examined de novo. If a candidate fails in seamanship 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 Examiners, subject, however, to revision by the Marine Department should it see fit.

123. 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.

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

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

126. Half the fee he has paid will be returned to him.

127. If a candidate fails for bad spelling or writing, he will not be re-examined until after a lapse of at least three months. If he fails for ignorance of the English language he will not be re-examined until after a lapse of six months.

128. If a candidate fails in seamanship so far as regards the management of square-rigged sailing-vessels in his examination for an ordinary certificate, he may, if qualified as to service, without further formal application or further payment of fee, proceed with the examination for a certificate of competency for foreign-going steamships, or for fore-and-aft-rigged vessels. And if a candidate fails in the same manner in his examination for an extra master’s certificate, he may, under the same conditions as above, proceed with the examination for an extra certificate for steamships only.

FEES FOR EXAMINATION.

129. Candidates for examination, in making their application on Form Exn. 2, will be required to pay the examination fee before any step is taken in the way of inquiring into their services or testing their qualifications, &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 except failure to pass the colour-vision test, 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 without paying any further fee.

130. The fee for examination must be paid to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office in the cash office. In any case in which a candidate offers money to any other officer than a Superintendent, or in any place but in the cash 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.

131. If a candidate fail in his examination half the fee will be returned to him.

The fees are as follow:—

For “Foreign-going Vessels.”

Second mate .. .. .. £ s. d.
1 0 0

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 under section 8 of “The Merchant Shipping (Colonial) Act, 1869” .. .. 0 10 0

If not .. .. .. 1 0 0

Master .. .. .. 2 0 0

Where a candidate is in possession of a certificate for fore-and-aft-rigged vessels, and requires an ordinary or a steamship certificate of the same grade; or where a candidate is in possession of a steamship certificate and requires an ordinary certificate of the same grade .. .. Half the usual fee.

Master extra, if possessing an ordinary master’s certificate; or master extra for steamships only, if possessing a master’s certificate for steamships only; first attempt .. .. .. Nil.

Master extra, or master extra for steamships only, for every subsequent attempt 1 0 0*

For “Home-trade Passenger-ships.”

Mate .. .. .. 0 10 0

Master .. .. .. 1 0 0

For Voluntary Examination in Steam.

Any master or mate holding a certificate of any grade, whether for the foreign or home trade, or as master of his own pleasure-yacht .. .. .. 1 0 0

For Voluntary Examination in Deviation of the Compass.

Any master or mate holding a certificate of any grade, whether for the foreign or home trade, or as master of his own pleasure-yacht .. .. .. 1 0 0

For “Pleasure-yachts.”

Master .. .. .. 2 0 0

Master of steamship in restricted limits.. 1 0 0

NOTE.—No abatement will be made in the fee charged to a candidate for a certificate for foreign-going ships in consequence of his possessing a master’s or mate’s certificate for home-trade passenger-ships, or for steamships plying within restricted limits.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINERS AND CANDIDATES.

132. All instruments necessary for use in the examinations are supplied by the Marine Department.

133. The examination-papers of candidates must in all cases be sent to the Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington, together with the report of the examination on the Form Exn. 14.

134. A candidate will not be allowed to undergo examination twice in the same week, unless, under very special and urgent circumstances, the Marine Department or the Examiners should see fit to relax this rule.

135. 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.

136. No instructors will be allowed on the premises.

137. Candidates will under no pretence whatever be allowed to leave the premises while the examination is proceeding. If a candidate has occasion to visit the retiring-room he will only be allowed to do so on the completion of the paper on which he may be engaged, when he will be required to enter in a book, kept for the purpose, the exact time of his 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.

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

• 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 master’s certificate must be paid, though no fee will be charged for the extra master’s examination on the first attempt. On all subsequent attempts the fee of £1 will be charged for the extra master’s examination in addition to any further charge which may have been incurred through failure to pass the ordinary master’s examination. The same rule as to fees also applies to the examination for extra master for steamships only when taking place at the same time as that for master for steamships only.