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so as not to interfere with any engagements for sea-service which the possessor of the injured certificate may have entered into.

89. When the holder of a certificate passes the examination for a certificate of a higher grade his certificate of the lower grade will be withdrawn, and retained by the Marine Department.

Qualifications for Certificates of Competency.

90. A second-class certificate under these regulations will entitle the holder to take charge of any vessel propelled by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or other mechanical power than steam, whose machinery does not exceed sixty brake horse-power, and the candidate must comply with the following conditions:—

(1.) He must be at least twenty years of age.

(2.) He must have been employed as an apprentice at the making and repairing of engines for two years, or have been tending machinery for two years (not necessarily as an apprentice) in any factory or workshop, or at work of a similar nature, or have been employed about the propelling machinery of any vessel for two years.

(3.) He must produce testimonials of sobriety for at least twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.

(4.) He must be able to read and write the English language, and must understand the first five rules of arithmetic, and, in addition, be able to work out the capacity of a tank such as is used for the carriage of oil in vessels, and must also be able to work out simple questions relating to consumption of oil, &c.

(5.) He must be able to describe any engine in ordinary use as auxiliary power or otherwise for vessels other than steam, and the use of each part of the same.

(6.) He must be able to describe in his own language the electric dynamo and connections, and describe at least one kind of cell-battery that may be used in connection with the firing of the vapour in any such gasoline-engine.

(7.) He must be able to state clearly how he could overcome defects that may arise, and also how he would repair slight breakdowns to the machinery.

91. A candidate for a first-class engineer’s certificate of competency under these regulations must comply with the following conditions:—

(1.) He must be at least twenty-one years of age.

(2.) He must have served for not less than three years as an apprentice at the making and repairing of engines, or at work of a similar nature, or he must have sailed for one year as engineer of a ship propelled by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or other mechanical power than steam with a second-class certificate of competency, and must produce satisfactory evidence of sobriety and good conduct for at least twelve months immediately prior to date of application.

(3.) He must, in addition to qualifications required by second-class engineer, be able to make a drawing of any part of the engines (as used for such ships)—not necessarily an elaborate drawing, but at least an intelligible hand-sketch showing dimensions, &c.

(4.) He must pass a thorough examination relative to the mechanical construction of engines in general use in ships propelled by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or other mechanical power than steam.

(5.) He must be able to explain how he would overcome breakdowns that may occur, much more fully than in the second-class examination.

92. A candidate for engineer’s certificate of competency for auxiliary-powered vessels for restricted limits must comply with the following conditions:—

(1.) He must be at least nineteen years of age, and must be able to read and write the English language.

(2.) He must by oral examination satisfy the Examiner as to his knowledge of the class of engines in general use in ships propelled by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or other mechanical power than steam, and employed in these limits.

93. Time served in vessels plying within restricted limits and within harbours, &c., does not count as service at sea for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of competency for a sea-going ship.

94. Candidates for examination, when making their application on Form Exn. 3, will be required to pay the examination-fees before any step is taken, whether by inquiry into their service or testing their qualifications, &c. If the candidate is found not to be qualified the fee will be returned to him, less any expense that may have been incurred.

95. The fee for examination must be sent to the Principal Examiner, at the office of the Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, along with the application and testimonials, and must be in money or postal notes. In any case in which a candidate offers money to any officer other than the proper fee to the Principal Examiner, the candidate will be regarded to have committed an act of misconduct, and will be rejected and not allowed to be examined for twelve months, either at the port where the offence was committed or at any other port.

96. The fees are as follows:—

£ s. d.
Restricted-limits engineer’s certificate … 1 0 0
Second-class engineer’s certificate … 1 0 0
First-class engineer’s certificate … 1 0 0

Failure.

97. If the applicant for a first-class, second-class, or restricted-limits engineer’s certificate fails, he may not present himself for re-examination for three months.

Rules as to Examinations.

98. The general rules as to conduct of examinations, paragraphs 36 to 56 herein, shall also apply to these examinations.

Regulations under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900.”—(Notice No. 707.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of June, 1902.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred on him by “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke