Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 343

dence thereof, as required by the 21st regulation hereof,
shall be transmitted to the Marine Department, Wellington.

20. Place and Mode of Adjustment.—Where the compasses
    of any vessel to which these regulations apply are to be
    adjusted, such vessel shall be taken to the swinging-buoys
    laid down for such purpose in any port, or, at the option of
    the master or other person in charge thereof, such ship may
    be swung for the adjustment of compasses in any harbour by
    means of distant objects or by azimuth or amplitude of the
    sun.

21. Adjustment Tables, &c.—The adjuster shall, as soon
    as possible after completion of the examination and adjustment by him of the compasses of any vessel, deliver to the
    master, owner, or agent of such vessel a table in the form
    numbered 4 in the Schedule hereto, and also a Napier’s diagram showing the deviation of the standard compass of such
    vessel. There shall be attached to the aforesaid table a
    declaration by the adjuster that the compasses are in good
    order and condition. Duplicates of such deviation forms
    and diagrams are to be handed to the Engineer Surveyor by
    the adjuster at that port. The Engineer Surveyor, after
    having inspected and approved of the above-mentioned form
    and diagram, shall forward them to the Marine Department,
    Wellington.

22. Compasses not satisfactorily adjusted.—Where in any
    case the Marine Department consider that the deviation of
    the compasses of any vessel has not been satisfactorily ascertained, the department may order such vessel to be again
    swung, and the compasses thereof readjusted, and the errors
    ascertained.

23. Repairs, &c.—Where at any time any vessel has undergone at any port in New Zealand alterations or repairs
    necessitating the removal or addition of any plates, beams,
    &c., from or to the hull, boilers, funnels, masts, &c., or if the
    Engineer Surveyor has reason to believe that the compasses
    of any ship are unreliable, then, notwithstanding any regulation herein to the contrary, the compasses thereof must be
    adjusted and the errors ascertained prior to such ship proceeding to sea. Except in the case where there are no
    adjusters available, then the Engineer Surveyor shall advise
    the Secretary, Marine Department, who, if he thinks it expedient so to do, may grant permission to such vessel to
    proceed to any port in New Zealand where the services of an
    adjuster can be obtained.

24. Southern Hemisphere.—Where the compasses of any intercolonial or home-trade vessel are unadjusted for the
    Southern Hemisphere, such compasses shall be adjusted and
    the errors ascertained in the manner herein required as soon
    after the arrival of such vessel as practicable.

25. Standard Compass.—Every foreign-going and home-trade vessel, wholly or partly constructed of iron or steel,
    shall be provided with a standard compass, placed in a suitable position; and the said compass shall be furnished with
    appliances for taking accurate observations and bearings.

26. Compass Error Register-book.—The equipment of
    every foreign-going and intercolonial trading-vessel surveyed at any port in New Zealand shall include a compass-error register-book, printed according to the form numbered 5 in the Schedule hereto, in which shall be accurately
    recorded the errors of the standard compass (such errors
    being ascertained by taking observations as often as practicable), and also accurate notes of the different points of the
    vessel’s head and the approximate position of the vessel.
    Such register-book shall be produced to the Engineer Surveyor on demand, and when so produced shall be initialed
    by him.

27. Compass unadjusted.—The master of any vessel to
    which these regulations apply who takes or attempts to
    take such vessel to sea, or engage in trade or in the carriage
    of passengers, before the compasses of the vessel have been
    duly adjusted as herein required, shall be deemed to have
    committed a breach of these regulations.

28. Penalty.—If any person is guilty of any wilful or
    negligent act of commission or omission contrary to any
    provision contained in these regulations, he is liable to a
    penalty not exceeding £50.

SCHEDULE.

No. 1.—Form of License. (Reg. 6.)

[Seal of Marine Department.]

LICENSE as an Adjuster of Compasses, issued under “The
Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1895.”
, of
, is hereby licensed as a duly-qualified
adjuster of compasses, in pursuance of section 4 of “The
Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1895.”
Marine Department, Wellington, this the
day of
, 18
, Secretary.

NOTE.—The holder of this license must produce it whenever asked to do so by a Collector of Customs, Engineer

Surveyor, or a master, owner, or agent requiring his services.

This license may at any time be suspended or cancelled
by the Minister.

No. 2.—Table of Fees. (Reg. 10.)

£ s. d.
Vessels not exceeding 200 tons net registered tonnage
1 10 0
Vessels exceeding 200 tons and not exceeding 700
tons net registered tonnage
2 2 0
Vessels exceeding 700 tons and not exceeding 1,200
tons net registered tonnage
3 3 0
Vessels exceeding 1,200 tons and not exceeding
2,000 tons net registered tonnage
4 4 0
Vessels exceeding 2,000 tons net registered tonnage 5 5 0

No. 3.—Certificate re Compasses. (Reg. 19.)

, the undersigned, hereby certify that the compasses
of the steamer “
” are in all respects to
satisfaction.
know the errors and can apply them.
Dated at
, this
day of
, 189
, Master.
, Mate.

No. 4.—Deviation Card. (Reg. 21.)

TABLE of CORRECTED COURSES for the
board the s.s. “
,” Captain
, on

Compass on
, as ascertained by swinging at
, 18
.

Signature of Operator:
Licensed Adjuster of Compasses.

[NOTE.—For deviations see other side.]

TABLE of DEVIATIONS for Every Point of the Compass for
which the Steering Courses are given on the other side,
to facilitate the Ascertaining of the Correct Bearings of
Objects from the Vessel.

NOTE.—When a bearing is taken to any object not right ahead,
the direction of the ship’s head must be read at the same time, and
the bearing of the object corrected by the deviation corresponding
to the direction of her head.

OBSERVE.—When the deviation is easterly, it must be added
towards the south to all bearings on the east half of the compass,
and towards the north to bearings on the west half (that is,
towards the right in all cases); westerly deviation to be added
towards the south on the west half, and towards the north on the
east half (that is, towards the left in all cases).

I,
, hereby declare that I have this day examined
the compasses of the “
,” that the same are in good