has performed the amount of service required by these regulations
for that grade, and has complied with the requirements in respect of
testimonials.

23. ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE.

If the candidate passes he will receive a form (Exn. 16) authorizing
the Superintendent of the Mercantile Office to whom it is addressed
to issue the certificate, subject to the approval of the Chief Examiner.
It is therefore important that the port at which the certificate
is to be issued should be correctly entered on both the form of application (Exn. 3) and form (Exn. 16).
Should circumstances make any alteration necessary, the Examiner
should see that it is made in both forms, otherwise delay in the issue
of the certificate may be caused.

24. RENEWAL OF LOST OR DEFACED CERTIFICATES.

Application for a certified copy of a lost certificate, or a certificate
that has become illegible by defacement, must be made to the
Superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office, before whom, in the case
of the former, a declaration as to the circumstances in which the
certificate was lost must be made by the applicant.
The prescribed form of application, which must be filled in by the
applicant, will be transmitted by the Superintendent to the Secretary
of the Marine Department, who will forward a copy of the lost or
defaced certificate for delivery to the applicant, and decide whether a
fee is to be charged or not.
The holder of a defaced certificate must deliver it to the Superintendent
of the Mercantile Marine Office to whom the certified copy of his
certificate is addressed, before the latter is issued. The Superintendent
will then return the defaced certificate to the Secretary of the Marine
Department.

25. WITHDRAWAL OF LOWER-GRADE CERTIFICATES.

When the holder of a certificate of competency passes the examination
for a certificate of a higher grade, his certificate of the lower
grade will be withdrawn and retained by the Marine Department.

26. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.
    Candidates, including those who are British subjects by naturalization,
    must prove to the satisfaction of the Examiner that they have
    sufficient knowledge of the English language to enable them to perform
    the duties required of them on board a British vessel.

27. AGE.

Should any doubt exist as to the age of an applicant, he will be
required to produce a certificate of birth, or other sufficient proof of
age.

28. PHYSICAL DEFECTS.

When a candidate is observed to be hard of hearing, or to suffer
from any other physical defect, the signatories of his testimonials
are required to make mention of the defect specifically, and to state
whether it in any way impeded the performance of the applicant's
duties as an engineer on watch. When the Examiner is satisfied
that the defect is not such as to interfere with the efficient performance
of the applicant's duties as engineer, the examination is to be proceeded
with; otherwise the case is to be referred to the Chief Examiner.

29. PENALTY FOR MISCONDUCT.

Candidates who have neglected to join their vessels after having
signed articles, or who have deserted their vessels after having joined,
or who have been found guilty of gross misconduct, will be required to
produce proof of two years' subsequent service and satisfactory
conduct at sea, unless the Marine Department should see fit to reduce
the period.

30. FALSE REPRESENTATION.

It is provided by section 32 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908,
that any person who makes, assists in making, or procures to be made,
any false representation for the purpose of procuring either for himself
or any other person a certificate of competency or service, or the
grant of any such certificate, shall be guilty of a crime, which is
punishable with a term of imprisonment or with a fine.