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(g) Fix the ship’s position by horizontal sextant angles, using
a station-pointer for plotting them on the chart or plan, &c.
(h) Give a method of finding approximately the time of high water
at any place without the aid of the Admiralty or other
tide tables.

84. Oral.
(a) International regulations for prevention of collisions at sea
and everything in para. 80 for second mate home-trade.
(b) Anchor work; coming alongside; mooring and unmooring.
(c) Fire-extinguishing appliances.
(d) Rigging purchases for getting heavy weights in or out.
(e) Handling of ship; rigging sea anchor, &c.
(f) Use of sextant; to be able to observe with it, to read off and
on the arc, and find the index error.
Any question appertaining to the duties of the mate of a home-trade
ship which the Examiner may think necessary to ask.

MASTER.

85. A candidate must be not less than twenty-three years of
age, and have served five years at sea, or three years at sea and two
years in extended river limits, of which—
(a) One year must have been in a capacity not lower than that
of mate or only mate in the home trade whilst holding a
home-trade mate’s certificate or a foreign-going second
mate’s certificate; or
(b) Two years and a half must have been in a capacity not lower
than second mate in the home trade in charge of a watch
whilst holding a home-trade mate’s certificate or a foreign-
going second mate’s certificate (see para. 116); or
(c) One year and a half must have been in a capacity not lower
than that of second mate of a home-trade ship which is
required by law to carry a certified second mate; whilst
holding a home-trade mate’s certificate or a foreign-going
second mate’s certificate; or
(d) One year must have been as master of a cargo vessel plying in
the home trade whilst holding a certificate of competency
as master of a cargo vessel under 25 tons register; or
(e) One year must have been as master of a vessel of 50 tons
register or upwards plying in the home trade whilst holding
a certificate of service as master of a vessel of 50 tons
register or upwards; or
(f) One year and a half must have been as master of a vessel
plying in the home trade whilst holding a certificate of
service as master of a vessel under 50 tons register.

SYLLABUS.

86. Paper 1.—Practical Navigation. (Three hours.)
(a) To find the latitude by meridian altitude of sun or star.
(b) To find the distance from a point by methods published in
New Zealand Nautical Almanac.
(c) To answer certain practical questions on the subject of compass
deviation.
(d) To find the magnetic bearing of a distant object by swinging
on equidistant compass points; to compute a deviation
table.

87. Paper 2.—Practical Navigation. (Two hours.)
(a) To find the true bearing of the sun or of a star by means of
azimuth or amplitude tables; and from a compass bearing
to find the compass error and deviation; variation being
given.
(b) To find longitude by chronometer from an altitude of sun or
star, computing the daily rate of a chronometer from errors
observed, when such is required; or
(c) Find the position of ship by two stars at twilight, or by one
star combined with the bearing of a distant mountain or
headland, or sounding, by means of azimuth and reduction
tables.

88. Paper 3.—Chart Work. (Three hours.)
A more extensive knowledge of the chart-work syllabus for mate.

89. Paper 4.—English. (One hour and a half.)
The paper will be designed to test the candidate’s ability to write
clear and grammatical English, with due attention to spelling and
penmanship. It will be in no sense a test of technical knowledge.