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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

and other papers will be returned to him with the certificate. It is therefore important that the port at which the certificate is to be issued should be the same on both the Form Exn. 16 and the Form Exn. 2. If circumstances should make any alteration necessary, the Examiner should see that it is made in both forms, otherwise delay in the issue of the certificate may be caused.

14. If after a candidate has passed the examination it is discovered on further investigation that his services are insufficient to entitle him to receive a certificate of the grade for which he has passed, the certificate will not be granted to him; but if the Marine Department is satisfied that the error in the calculation of the candidate’s services did not occur through any fault or wilful misrepresentation on his part, he may either have the fee returned to him or have it placed to his credit. Should his services entitle him to a certificate of a lower grade it may be granted to him, and the difference, if any, between the fee paid by him for the superior certificate and the fee payable for the inferior certificate will be returned to him or placed to his credit. The superior certificate will not be granted until the candidate has performed the amount of service in which he was deficient, and has been re-examined in all the subjects, unless the Marine Department see fit to dispense with the re-examination.

15. In all cases of failure the candidate must be examined anew. 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 the amount of further sea-service to be required will be left to the discretion of the Examiner.

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

17. 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.

18. Candidates for extra certificates will not be allowed to present themselves for examination more than three times within a period of twelve months.

19. 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 so desires, proceed with the examination for the lower-grade certificate without further formal application or payment of fee; but in this case he will be required to complete the whole of the work prescribed for such lower grade, that portion (if any) already done standing good. No part, however, of the fee he has paid will be returned to him, and on presenting himself when qualified for re-examination for the higher certificate he will be required to pay a further full fee.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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. If the candidate is found not to be qualified, the fee will either be returned to him or placed to his credit until he is qualified.

23. The fee for examination must be paid to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office. If a candidate offers a gratuity to any officer of the Department he 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.

24. If a candidate fails to pass the examination no part of the fee will be returned to him.

25. The fees are as follow:—

For Foreign-going Ships.

Second mate .. .. .. £ s. d.
1 0 0
First or only mate—
If previously possessing an inferior certificate, either granted by the Board of Trade, or by the Government of a British possession under Order in Council .. .. .. 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 fees.

Master extra, if possessing an ordinary master’s certificate; or master extra for steamships, if possessing a master’s certificate for steamships .. .. 1 0 0*

Where a candidate is in possession of colonial certificate for foreign-going ships not granted under the Imperial Order in Council recognising colonial certificates, or of a provisional certificate of qualification, obtained after examination on board one of His Majesty’s ships, for an Imperial certificate of same grade, for first attempt .. .. No fee.
Every subsequent attempt .. .. Usual fee.

For Home-trade Ships.

Second mate .. .. .. 0 10 0
Mate .. .. .. 0 10 0
Master .. .. .. 1 0 0
Master of steamship in restricted limits .. 1 0 0
Master of restricted-limit sailing-ship .. 0 10 0
Master of fishing-boat or cargo-vessel under 25 tons register .. .. .. 0 10 0

• 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, in addition to the fee for the extra certificate, must be paid. This rule as to fees also applies to the extra examinations for steamships and yachts.