THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

(i.) Signals of distress, and signals to be made by ships wanting a
pilot, and the liabilities and penalties incurred by the mis-
use of these signals.
(j.) Marking and use of the ordinary lead and log lines.
(k.) Construction, use, and action of the sluices, and of the water-
ballast tanks.
(l.) Engine-room and other telegraphs used on board ship, and
deck appliances generally.
(m.) Use and management of the rocket apparatus in the event
of a vessel being stranded.
(n.) Any other questions appertaining to the duties of the second
mate of a steamship which the Examiner may think neces-
sary to ask.

Mate, Steamships.

46. Only Mate, Steamships.—The qualifications as to age and
    service are the same as for an only mate's ordinary certificate (see
    para. 33), excepting that no service in square-rigged vessels is required,
    and that the whole of the service may have been in steamships.
47. First Mate, Steamships.—The qualifications as to age and
    service are the same as for a first mate's ordinary certificate (see
    para. 34), excepting that the whole of the service may have been in
    steamships, and that no service in square-rigged vessels is required.
48. Only or First Mate, Steamships : Examination in Navigation.—The examination in navigation for an only or first mate's
    certificate for foreign-going steamships will be precisely the same as
    that prescribed for an ordinary first mate's certificate. (See para. 35.)
49. Only or First Mate, Steamships : Examination in Seamanship.—In addition to the qualifications required for a second mate's
    certificate, an only or first mate will be required to show a know-
    ledge of the following subjects :
    (a.) Shifting large spars, rigging shears, and taking lower masts in
    and out.
    (b.) How to moor and unmoor ship, keep a clear anchor, and to
    carry out an anchor.
    (c.) Management of a steamship in stormy weather.
    (d.) How to rig purchases for getting heavy weights, anchors,
    machinery, &c., in and out.
    (e.) How to dispose various kinds of cargo and weights in a stiff
    and in a tender vessel.
    (f.) Ventilation of holds and the stowage of explosives.
    (g.) Stowage of grain cargoes.
    (h.) Effects of the screw-race upon the rudder; and the effect
    produced on the direction of the head of the ship by going
    ahead [astern] with a right- [left-] handed screw when the
    rudder is ported [starboarded]; also, the effect of twin
    screws under the same conditions, and when going ahead
    with one and reversing the other, &c.
    (i.) How to rig a sea-anchor, and what means to employ to keep
    a steamer with her machinery disabled out of the trough
    of the sea, and to lessen her lee drift.
    (j.) How to turn a steamship short round.
    (k.) How to get a cast of the deep-sea lead in heavy weather.
    (l.) Any other questions appertaining to the duties of a first mate
    of a steamship which the Examiner may think necessary
    to put to him.

Master, Steamships.

50. Master, Steamships.—The qualifications as to age and service
    are the same as for a master's ordinary certificate for a foreign-going
    ship (see para. 37), excepting that the whole of the service may have
    been performed in steamships, and that no service in square-rigged
    vessels is required. (See also para. 161.)
51. Examination in Navigation.—The examination in naviga-
    tion for a master's certificate for foreign-going steamships will be
    precisely the same as that prescribed for an ordinary master's certifi-
    cate. (See para. 38.)
52. Examination in Seamanship.—In addition to the qualifica-
    tions required for the grades of second and first mate, a master will
    be required to show a knowledge of the following subjects :—
    (a.) Construction of rafts and jury-rudders suitable for screw-
    steamships.
    (b.) Preservation of the ship's crew in the event of wreck.