Regulations for Machinery Certificates




(c) Forward with his application a fee of £1 :
(d) Forward with his application a testimonial in accordance with Regulation 15 (c) :
(e) Forward with his application the certificate from outside New Zealand upon which his application is based :
(f) Furnish a medical certificate in accordance with Regulation 19 if the application is for a winding, a locomotive, a traction, or a locomotive-and-traction certificate.

RECOGNITION OF RAILWAY ENGINE-DRIVERS’ CERTIFICATES.
(Section 59, Inspection of Machinery Act, 1928.)

  1. (a) Any person of good repute who has passed the New Zealand Government Railways examination as engine-driver, and is or has been employed in the New Zealand Government Railways in driving either a locomotive or a stationary engine, shall be entitled, without examination or payment of fee, to obtain a certificate of competency under these regulations.
    (b) A person who has been employed as aforesaid as driver of a locomotive shall be entitled to receive a locomotive- and traction-engine driver’s certificate of competency, and a person who has been employed as driver of a stationary engine shall be entitled to receive a second-class engine-driver’s certificate of competency.
    (c) The provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of this regulation shall, with the necessary modifications, extend and apply to engine-drivers employed on any railway in the United Kingdom or on any railway the property of His Majesty in any British possession other than the United Kingdom.

  2. Applicants for certificates under Regulation 52 shall be required to fulfil the following requirements :
    (a) In the case of an application for the locomotive- and traction-engine driver’s certificate by a person having had service in the New Zealand Government Railways, such person shall—
    (1) Make application on the form Marine 376 :
    (2) Forward a reference in accordance with Regulation 15 (c) :
    (3) Furnish a medical certificate in accordance with Regulation 19.
    If the applicant is at the date of his application still in the employ of the New Zealand Government Railways, the items (2) and (3) will not be required.
    (b) In the case of an application for the second-class engine-driver’s certificate by a person having had service in the New Zealand Government Railways, such person shall—
    (1) Make application on the form Marine 376 :
    (2) Forward a reference in accordance with Regulation 15 (c).
    If the applicant has, for at least twelve months immediately prior to the date of his application, been employed by the New Zealand Government Railways, the item (b) will not be required.
    (c) For the purposes of clauses (a) and (b) the necessary details of the qualifications and service of the applicant will be obtained by the Secretary from the General Manager of the New Zealand Government Railways.
    (d) In the case of an application for the locomotive- and traction-engine driver’s certificate by a person with service on a British railway outside New Zealand, such person shall—
    (1) Make application on the form Marine 376 :
    (2) Furnish a reference in accordance with Regulation 15 (c) :
    (3) Furnish a medical certificate in accordance with Regulation 19 :
    (4) Produce a certificate of service from the management of such railway, giving details of his service, and showing that the applicant has qualified as a locomotive-driver and has actually been employed in that capacity on such railway.
    (e) In the case of an application for the second-class engine-driver’s certificate by a person with service on a British railway outside New Zealand, such persons shall—
    (1) Make application on the form Marine 376 :
    (2) Furnish a reference in accordance with Regulation 15 (c) :



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🌾 Regulations for Examinations for Certificates under the Inspection of Machinery Act, 1928 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 August 1931
Examinations, Certificates, Inspection of Machinery Act, Regulations, Fees, Applications, Testimonials, Service, Nationality, Age, Medical Certificates, Replacement, Qualifications, Stationary Engineer, Engine-Driver, Winding-Engine Driver, Steam, Hydraulic, Competency, Practical Test, Oral Examination, Boilers, Engines, Defects, Signals, Mines, Safety