JUNE 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1459

88. In all other respects the regulations relating to examinations of masters of foreign-going ships will apply in these cases.

89. Examination in Navigation.—The examination in navigation for yacht-master’s certificate will be precisely the same as that prescribed for an ordinary master’s certificate, except that in the civil duties of a shipmaster the master of a yacht will only be expected to possess a knowledge of what he is required to do by the Shipping and Seamen Act.

90. Examination in Seamanship.—He must give satisfactory answers as to his knowledge of making and taking in sail, and as to the management of a yacht under canvas in moderate and in stormy weather. He must have a thorough knowledge of the rule of the road at sea as regards both steamers and sailing-vessels, their regulation lights, and fog and sound signals; and be able to describe the signals of distress, and the signals to be made by ships wanting a pilot, and the liabilities and penalties incurred by the misuse of these signals. He must also understand the use and management of the rocket apparatus in the event of his vessel being stranded. He must be able to mark and use the lead and log lines; to cast a vessel on a lee shore; to moor and unmoor a ship; to keep a clear anchor, and to carry out an anchor. He must know how to keep his vessel out of the trough of the sea in the event of accident; how to rig rafts and jury-rudders, &c.; and what steps to take if his vessel is disabled or unmanageable and drifting towards a lee shore. He will also be examined as to the resources for the preservation of the crew in the event of wreck. He must also possess a knowledge of the measures he should adopt for preventing and checking an outbreak of scurvy on board; and be prepared to answer any other questions relating to the management of a yacht, either steam or sailing, which the Examiner may ask.

91. Extra Master of Yacht.—An extra certificate will be issued to the owner of a yacht who either holds, or is qualified to be examined for, a yacht-master’s certificate, subject to the following examination.

92. Examination in Navigation.—The examination in navigation will be precisely the same as that prescribed for an extra master’s certificate. (See par. 67.)

93. Examination in Seamanship.—The subjects of examination in seamanship will be the same as those prescribed for a yacht-master’s certificate, but the candidate for an extra certificate will be expected to show a more extensive practical knowledge than is required of a candidate for the yacht-master’s certificate.

Voluntary Examination in Compass-deviation.

94. Any person holding a certificate of any grade in the foreign or home trade, or as master of his own pleasure yacht, who wishes to pass a voluntary examination in compass-deviation, can at any time be examined upon filling up the usual form of application, and paying to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office the fee of £1. If the candidate passes the examination a note to that effect will be made upon his certificate.

Voluntary Examination in Steam.

95. These examinations are provided for the purpose of giving masters and mates who are possessed of certificates of competency an opportunity of undergoing a voluntary examination as to their practical knowledge of the use and working of the steam-engine.

96. The examination is open to any person who holds a certificate of any grade in the foreign or home trade, or as master of his own pleasure yacht. Candidates should fill up the form of application (Form Exn. 2) at a Mercantile Marine Office, pay the fee of £1, and deposit their certificates with the Superintendent. The Superintendent will inform the applicant when and where to attend to be examined. If the candidate fails to pass, his certificate will be at once returned to him.

97. If he passes, the report (Exn. 14) will be sent to the Marine Department with the certificate of competency, together with the Form Exn. 2; and the words “Certified to have passed in steam,” with the date and place of examination, will then be entered on the certificate and its counterpart, and the certificate will be sent to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office of the port named in the Form Exn. 2, and be delivered to the candidate in the usual manner.

98. If a candidate fails he may not present himself for re-examination until the expiration of three months from the date of failure.

99. The examination is for the most part viva voce, and extends to a general knowledge of the practical use and working of the steam-engine, and of the various valves, fittings, and pieces of machinery connected with it; and of the way in which electric lighting is carried out on board ship. Intricate theoretical questions on calculations of horse-power or areas of cylinders and valves, or any of the more difficult questions relating to steam-engines and boilers, will not be asked. The examination will, in fact, be confined to the duties which a master of a steam-vessel may be called upon to perform in the case of the death, incapacity, or delinquency of the engineer.

100. Examiners are to satisfy themselves that the candidates know the names and understand the uses of the various parts of engines and boilers, and their connecting-pipes, valves, cocks, &c. Practical knowledge, as distinguished from theories and abstruse calculations, is to be the test of the candidate’s fitness to have his certificate indorsed.

101. The Examiner should arrange to conduct part of the examination in the engine-room of a steam-ship, unless from circumstances he finds it impossible to do so; but, in the event of the candidate passing, the Examiner should state in writing what circumstances prevented a visit to an engine-room. If an opportunity offer, the candidate should be permitted, under the guidance of the Examiner, to start and stop the engine of some vessel which may have her steam up.

102. The Examiner, in sending in his report of the examination, should state where the examination has been held.

103. Candidates will be required to give written answers to sixteen out of twenty questions taken from a book of elementary questions published for the Marine Department.* These questions will be altered from time to time without notice. The twenty questions are not to be difficult, theoretical, or book questions, but are to be such as any man of ordinary capacity who has any practical knowledge of the use and working of the steam-engine ought to answer.

*Printed at the end of the regulations relating to the examination of engineers.