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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 74

write only on one side of the paper, and to answer in
a clear and legible hand each of the questions against
which a mark is placed, and to commence each answer
by writing down the number of the question to which
it relates in the margin. In answering question 39,
on the tentative method of compass-adjustment, the
candidate will be tested by Beall's compass-deviascope,
and it will not therefore be necessary for him to give
the written answer and sketches. A candidate for an
extra master's certificate will not be required to answer
the questions on compass-deviation on Form Exn. 7,
but will be examined in the syllabus and with the com-
pass-deviascope.

168. The examination on the barometer, thermometer,
     and hydrometer, prevailing winds and currents of the
     globe, trade routes, and tides, will for the present be
     conducted orally, and the questions asked by the Ex-
     aminer, which will be constantly varied, will be confined
     to and based on the information given in the text-books
     mentioned in Appendix Q. Candidates will be required
     to have a fair and intelligent knowledge of the contents
     of those books.

169. Particular attention should be paid to the ad-
     justments of the sextant, the examination in which
     subject will be conducted orally and practically. Every
     candidate will be examined practically as to his know-
     ledge of the adjustments and the use of the various
     screws; he must be able to read correctly off the arc,
     a supposed index error being given by the Examiner as
     additive, as well as reading on the arc in the usual way;
     he must also be able to find the index error both by the
     horizon and by the sun.

170. Candidates will find it more convenient, both
     during the examination and at sea, to correct the
     declination and other elements from the “Nautical
     Almanac” by the hourly differences given in that work;
     they will thereby render themselves independent of any
     proportional or logarithmic table for that purpose.

171. The corrections by inspection of tables given in
     some of the works on navigation—e.g., Tables IX, XI,
     and XXI, in Norie's Epitome—will not be allowed;
     every correction must appear on the papers of the can-
     didates.

172. All outstanding or minor corrections should ap-
     pear in the margin of each problem paper and on the
     chart papers, and the papers of the candidates will not
     be considered complete without these corrections.

173. Examiners should bear in mind that the pro-
     blems to be solved are required as tests, and for the
     purposes of an examination, and not for sea-going or
     practical purposes alone.

174. Candidates will be allowed to work out the
     various problems according to the method and the
     tables they have been accustomed to use.

175. All the problems given in the examinations, both
     for the ordinary and for the extra certificates, will be
     constantly varied; and the mode of stating the times
     in the astronomical problems, and the mode of wording
     and setting these and all other problems, will be varied
     in every possible way, so as to insure that the candidate
     has a proper knowledge of the subject.

176. Candidates are expected not only to give correct
     written answers to the questions set in the papers, but
     also to possess an intelligent knowledge of the various
     subjects prescribed in the regulations. The Examiner
     will therefore put a few viva voce questions to the can-
     didate as the papers are brought up for inspection or
     during the course of the examination. The questions,
     which will be based on the papers set, will be such that
     the Examiner may satisfy himself that the candidate
     possesses a real knowledge of what he has written.

177. When an Examiner finds it necessary to fail a
     candidate in this supplementary viva voce test, a state-
     ment to that effect will be made on the candidate’s

examination-papers before they are forwarded to the
Principal Examiner in Wellington.

Time allowed.

178. Candidates for second mates’ ordinary certifi-
     cates must complete the whole of the examination in
     navigation in nine hours, including the time allowed
     for writing the definitions on Form Exn. 4a, the paper
     on the chart, and the correction of all errors and over-
     sights; but the quarter of an hour’s dictation, and all
     the nautical problems, excepting the chart paper, must
     be completed within six hours, and without the candi-
     dates leaving the premises during that period.

179. Candidates for only and first mate’s ordinary
     certificates must complete the whole of the examination
     in navigation in twelve hours,* including the time al-
     lowed for the papers on the chart, cyclones or revolving
     storms, and for the correction of all errors and over-
     sights; but the nautical problems up to and including
     (k) of the syllabus prescribed for only and first mate
     must be completed within six hours, and without the
     candidates leaving the premises during that period.

180. Candidates for ordinary certificates as master
     must complete the whole of the examination in navi-
     gation in fifteen hours, including the time allowed for
     the papers on the chart, compass-deviation, cyclones or
     revolving storms, and for the correction of all errors
     and oversights; but the problems up to and including
     (k) of the syllabus prescribed for only and first mate
     must be completed within six hours, and without the
     candidates leaving the premises during that period.

181. Candidates for certificates for foreign-going
     steamships will be allowed the same amount of time
     to complete their navigation-work as is allowed in the
     case of ordinary certificates.

182. Candidates for certificates as masters of pleasure-
     yachts will be allowed the same amount of time for com-
     pleting the examination as the candidates for ordinary
     masters’ certificates.

183. Candidates for home-trade mates’ certificates
     must complete the whole of their arithmetical, chart,
     and other papers within eight hours, and candidates
     for home-trade masters’ certificates within ten hours.

184. The time allowed for candidates for extra certifi-
     cates to complete the whole of the problems and writings,
     including the compass syllabus, must not exceed twenty-
     six hours.

185. Candidates for certificates as masters of river-
     steamers must complete the arithmetical paper as well
     as the paper to test writing within three hours.

186. Candidates for certificates as masters of sailing-
     vessels of over 5 tons and up to 25 tons register, within
     restricted limits, carrying passengers, also as masters
     of fishing-boats or cargo-vessels under 25 tons register,
     must complete the whole of their arithmetical chart and
     other papers within six hours.

187. A period not exceeding eleven hours will be
     allowed to candidates for the completion of the whole of
     the examination in the compass syllabus, including the
     correction of all errors and oversights in both the pro-
     blems and writings.

188. Punctually at the expiration of the prescribed
     time all papers will be collected, whether completed or
     not. If the papers are not completed, the candidate will
     be declared to have failed, unless the Examiner sees fit
     to lengthen the period in any special case. Where such
     an extension of time is granted, the case must be fully
     reported to the Principal Examiner on the Form Exn. 14.

189. The periods prescribed in the foregoing para-

• A candidate who is not applying for a second mate’s certificate,
  and who has not previously passed an examination may be allowed
  the time allotted to dictation and writing the definitions on Form
  Exn 4a in addition to the above.