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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

SYLLABUS.
(Read, write a legible hand, and spell correctly. This will be tested
by not less than 15 minutes’ dictation.)

79. Paper 1.—Arithmetic and Navigation. (Two hours.)
    (a) The first five rules, both simple and compound.
    (b) Find the distance from a point or light by the methods shown
    in the “New Zealand Nautical Almanac” of 1925, on
    pages 105 and 108, or on pages 135 to 138 of Tables of
    Azimuth, Great Circle Sailing, &c., published by the Marine
    Department.
    (c) Find the times and heights of high and low water at any place
    for which time differences are given in the New Zealand
    Nautical Almanac.

80. Oral.
    (a) International regulations for prevention of collision at sea.
    (b) Bending, unbending, setting, reefing, taking in, and furling
    sail.
    (c) Knowledge of cargo work, and ventilation of holds.
    (d) Management of boats under oars and sail and in heavy weather,
    landing in surf.
    (e) Distress and pilot signals—penalties for misuse.
    (f) Marking and use of ordinary lead line; mechanical logs.
    (g) Use and management of rocket apparatus and knowledge of
    ports where such is maintained.
    (h) Engine-room telegraphs; sluices; ballast tanks, &c.
    (i) Possess a knowledge of the tide, bar, harbour, and storm signals
    as used within New Zealand.
    (j) Explain the marking, signs, and abbreviations on Admiralty
    charts and plans.
    (k) Read an aneroid barometer and thermometer, and understand
    their use.

Signals: To send and receive signals in—
(a) British semaphore up to eight words per minute.
(b) Morse code by flash-lamp up to six words per minute.
(c) International Code of Signals and Allied Signal Manual.
Any question appertaining to the duties of the second mate of a
home-trade ship which the Examiner may think necessary to ask.

MATE.

81. A candidate must be not less than twenty years of age,
    and have served four years at sea, or two years at sea and two years
    in extended-river limits.

SYLLABUS.
(Read, write a legible hand, and spell correctly. This will be tested
by not less that 15 minutes’ dictation.)

82. Paper 1.—Arithmetic and Navigation. (Two hours.)
    (a) As for second mate home-trade.
    (b) To find the latitude by meridan altitude of sun.
    (c) To find the true amplitude or azimuth of the sun by means of
    azimuth or amplitude tables, and from a compass bearing
    to find the compass error and deviation, the variation
    being given.

83. Paper 2.—Chart Work. (Three hours.)
    (a) Understand the use of a Mercator’s chart, and be able to find
    on a chart or plan the course or courses to steer and the
    distance or distances from one given position to another.
    (b) Find the ship’s position together with the set and drift (if any)
    on a chart or plan from cross bearings of two objects.
    (c) Find the ship’s position from two bearings of the same or
    different objects, the course and distance run between
    taking the bearings being given, making due allowance
    for a given tidal stream or current; also the distance of
    the ship from the object or any given position at the time
    of taking the second bearing.
    (d) Find on a chart or plan the course to steer by compass
    in order to counteract the effect of a given tidal stream
    or current, and to find the distance the ship will make
    good towards a given point in a certain time.
    (e) To fix the ship’s position by wireless cross bearings applying
    the necessary corrections.
    (f) Work out practically the correction to apply to soundings
    taken at a given time and place to compare with the depths
    marked on the chart.