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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

tance from it by aid of the traverse table.
(See example on page 121 of New Zealand
Nautical Almanac, 1905, or on page 81
of the A, B, and C Azimuth Tables.)

(e.) To find the true bearing of the sun and
deviation of the compass by time azimuth tables.*

(f.) To find the latitude by a meridian altitude
of the sun.

(g.) To give written answers to certain practical
questions on the subject of the deviation
of the compass.

(h.) He will also be required to understand
the use of the quadrant, to be able to
observe with it, to read off and on the
arc, and to find the index error by the
horizon. (See also supplementary viva
voce test, paragraph 151.)

NOTE.—The new problems in these examinations
will not come into force until 1st September, 1906.

62. Examination in Seamanship.—In addition to
    the qualifications required for the grade of mate,
    a master will be required to show a knowledge of
    the following subjects :—

(a.) How to act in the event of a fire breaking
out in the ship.

(b.) Rescuing the crew of a disabled ship.

(c.) Management of steamships in heavy weather.

(d.) Construction of rafts and jury-rudders suitable for screw steamships.

(e.) The preservation of the ship’s crew and
passengers in the event of wreck.

(f.) The best arrangement for towing vessels
under different circumstances.

(g.) The law as to the engagement, discharge,
and management of the crew, and the
entries to be made in the official log-book.

(i.) Any other questions of a like nature appertaining to the duties of a master of a
home-trade vessel which the Examiner
may think necessary to ask.

Rules for the Examination of Masters, River Steamers.

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

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

65. Master.—A master of a river steamer 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 river or extended river limits. He
    must produce satisfactory testimonials of good
    conduct and sobriety. He must be able to read
    and write, and understand the 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
river and extended river limits does not count as service at sea for the purpose of obtaining a certificate

for a sea-going ship, with the exception that service
in the extended river limits will count as qualifying for home-trade and other New Zealand local
certificates.

Rules for Examination for Certificate as Master of Restricted-limits Sailing-ships over 5 Tons and up to 25 Tons Register carrying Passengers.

66. The general rules as to the conduct of examinations and for the examination in sight-tests
    contained in the foregoing regulations shall apply
    to these examinations.

67. A candidate must be not less than twenty-one
    years of age, and have served four years at sea or in
    extended river limits, one year of which must have
    been served in a somewhat similar class of sailing-vessel.

68. Examination in Navigation.—He must be able
    to read and to write a legible hand, and understand
    the first five rules of arithmetic. He must be able
    to take a bearing by compass, be conversant with the
    use of Mercator’s chart, and be able to find, on a
    magnetic chart, the course to steer, and the distance
    from one given position to another ; to find the ship’s
    position on the chart from cross-bearings of two
    objects, and from two bearings of the same or different
    objects, the course and distance run between taking
    the bearings being given, also the distance of the
    ship from the object at the time of taking the second
    bearing. He must be able to find the deviation of
    the compass by bearings of two objects in a line.
    He must be able to find the times of high and
    low water at the different places given in the
    “New Zealand Nautical Almanac.” He must also
    pass an examination in the International Code of
    Signals, the New Zealand General Harbour Regulations, and the colonial bar and tidal signals.

69. Examination in Seamanship.—He must possess
    a thorough knowledge of the rule of the road as
    regards both steamers and sailing-vessels, their regulation lights and fog and sound signals. He must
    be able to describe the signals of distress and the use
    and management of the rocket apparatus in the event
    of his vessel being stranded, and a knowledge as to
    the ports in New Zealand where such rocket apparatus for saving life has been placed. He must be
    able to mark and use the lead and log lines, to
    manage a ship’s boat in a surf or in heavy weather,
    to bend, unbend, set, reef, take in, and furl sail, to
    know how to act for the safety of the vessel if
    caught in a sudden squall, and what action to take
    if a man falls overboard, or if spars carry away ;
    also any other questions of a like nature appertaining
    to the duties of the master of this class of vessel.

Rules for Examination for Certificates as Master of Fishing-boats and Cargo-ships over 5 Tons and up to 25 Tons Register.

70. The general rules as to the conduct of examinations, and for the examination in sight-tests
    contained in the foregoing regulations, shall apply
    to these examinations.

71. A candidate must be not less than twenty-one
    years of age, and have served four years at sea or
    in extended river limits, one year of which service
    must have been in the same class of vessel as that
    for which the certificate is desired.

72. Examination in Navigation.—He must be able
    to read, and to write a legible hand, and understand
    the first five rules of arithmetic. He must be able
    to take a bearing by compass, be conversant with
    the use of Mercator’s chart, and be able to find, on a

• The candidate will be allowed to use any tables that will
  solve the problem within half of a degree, the altitude of the
  heavenly body not being given.