New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 87

Page 3845

✨ Maritime Regulations



Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3845

APPENDIX H.

SIGNALS TO BE MADE BY SHIPS WANTING A PILOT.

In the Daytime.—The following signals, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 when used or displayed together or separately, shall be deemed to be signals for a pilot in the daytime, viz. :—

  1. To be hoisted at the fore, the Union Jack, having round it a white border, one-fifth of the breadth of the flag; or
  2. The International Code pilotage signal indicated by PT.; or
  3. The International Code Flag S, with or without the Code Pennant over it; or
  4. The distant signal, consisting of a cone point upwards, having above it two balls or shapes resembling balls.

At Night.—The following signals, numbered 1 and 2, when used or displayed together or separately, shall be deemed to be signals for a pilot at night, viz. :—

  1. The pyrotechnic light, commonly known as a blue light, every fifteen minutes; or
  2. A bright white light, flashed or shown at short or frequent intervals just above the bulwarks, for about a minute at a time.

If a master of a vessel uses or displays, or causes or permits any person under his authority to use or display, any of the pilot signals for any other purpose than that of summoning a pilot, or uses or causes or permits any person under his authority to use any other signal for a pilot, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. (Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Section 615 (3).)

APPENDIX I.

SEA SERVICE REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.

The following is a condensed statement of the sea service required to qualify in each of the various grades of certificates of competency. Where service as an officer is required it is shown in tabular form. The letter F is used as denoting foreign-going and H as denoting home trade: thus, 1½F in the first column of the table showing the officer’s service for a First Mate’s Certificate means 1½ years’ service in foreign-going ships; Mate H in the last column means mate of a home-trade ship; and so on.

A candidate for sailing-ship endorsement must show that at least twelve months of his service has been spent in square rigged sailing ships (see para. 73).

CERTIFICATES FOR FOREIGN-GOING SHIPS.

SECOND MATE (FOREIGN-GOING).

Minimum age, 20 years.
Minimum sea service, 4F or 6H.
No officer’s service required.

FIRST MATE (FOREIGN-GOING).

Minimum age, 21½ years.
Minimum sea service, 5½F or 8¼H.
Officer’s service as follows :—

Years. Lowest Capacity. Lowest Certificate required.
1½ F. Third of 3 watch-keeping officers .. Or 2nd Mate F.
2¼ H. Only Mate or First Mate .. 2nd Mate F.

NOTE.—In certain circumstances service as Second Mate in the home trade may be accepted (see para. 112).



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