Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3835

2. What precautions would you take when transferring position from
   one chart to another?
   Why is it advisable to use the compass nearest to the work
   on the chart?

SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND STABILITY.
Paper 4 (3 hours).

1. Sketch and name the various rolled sections used in ship con-
   struction.
2. What is the usual method adopted for distinguishing the strakes
   and plates of a ship?
3. What is a Web Frame? Give a rough sketch showing how it is
   built up.
4. Name the different members of the transverse framing in a ship
   with ordinary floors.
5. Define (a) Reserve buoyancy, (b) Displacement, (c) Centre of gravity,
   (d) Centre of buoyancy.
6. How does increase of freeboard affect stability?
7. In a vessel of 3,000 tons displacement a weight of 100 tons is moved
   20 ft., and a weight of 50 tons moved 10 ft. upwards in a vertical
   direction. Calculate the effect on centre of gravity.
8. What is meant by a vessel being—
   (a) Stiff. (b) Tender.
   What effect has the flooding of a double-bottom tank on
   the stability of a ship?

SHIP MAINTENANCE, ROUTINE, AND CARGO WORK.
Paper 5 (3 hours).

1. Your vessel has sustained damage leaving harbour. Where and
   how should this be recorded?
2. How often should the crew be exercised at boat drill? Draw up
   your routine for boat drill.
3. The bilges of your ship are choked and very dirty. State in detail
   how you would clean them.
4. What precautions must be taken when loading a full cargo of
   sawn timber?
5. How should a magazine be constructed?
6. The derricks of a vessel are tested to lift 5 tons each, no heavy
   derrick being available. There is a weight of 6 tons to be
   lifted out of the hold. What gear would you rig to land this
   weight on deck?
7. One of the steering chains has carried away. What action would
   you take?
8. While loading a cargo of sugar a slight leak is observed at one of
   the frames in the hold. State exactly what you will do.
9. State in detail how you would load a cargo of grain in bulk in the
   Black Sea.

METEOROLOGY.
Paper 6 (2 hours).

1. Describe briefly a Kew Pattern Marine Mercurial barometer and
   explain the principle upon which it functions.
2. Describe how you would estimate the force of the wind from the
   bridge of a steamer under way at sea, using the Beaufort Scale
   of wind forces; and how you would ascertain its true direction.
3. Describe the wind systems of the North and South Atlantic Oceans,
   giving their names and the general pressure distribution
   associated with them.
4. What is “barometric gradient,” how is it measured, and how does
   it affect the force of the wind over the ocean?
5. Describe the structure and characteristics of a tropical revolving
   storm, also its movements.
6. (a) On a day in the month of September a ship A, in Lat. 20° 1′ N.,
   Long. 65° 10′ W., proceeding on a south-westerly course at
   13 knots, observes the signs of a hurricane. The wind is north,
   a light breeze, barometer 29·94 in. At the same time she
   receives information from a ship B in Lat. 22° 2′ N., Long.
   60° 3′ W., that her barometer is 30·00 in. and the wind from
   E. by S., force 6.
   What is the approximate position of the centre of the storm
   relative to A and B? (Appropriate chart to be provided.)
   (b) In such circumstances what is the correct action for A,
   and why?
   (c) A few hours later, from wireless weather reports, A
   ascertains that the centre is travelling north-westward. A has
   experienced an increasing wind which is backing, and her
   barometer is falling. What should she do now?