SEPT. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2777

Amending Rules for Examinations of Masters and Mates.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 8th September, 1931.

WHEREAS it is desirable to make certain amendments to the Rules for Examinations of Masters and Mates made on the tenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, and published in the Gazette of the fifteenth day of the same month at page 3783 :

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by section 23 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, I do hereby make the following rules amending the hereinbefore-recited rules, and doth hereby order that these rules shall come into force on the date hereof.

JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Marine.

RULES.

1. Rule 43 is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (b) and inserting the following :—

(b) Two years and three months in a capacity not lower than that of first or only mate of a home-trade ship whilst holding a certificate as second mate of a foreign-going ship ; or

(c) Two years and three months in a capacity not lower than that of third of three watch-keeping officers of a home-trade ship whilst holding a certificate as second mate of a foreign-going ship (see paragraph 112 for conditions under which this service will be accepted).

2. Rule 52 is hereby amended by adding at the end of paragraph (e) the word “ or,” and by inserting the following paragraphs :—

(f) Three years in a capacity not lower than that of second of three watch-keeping officers of a home-trade ship whilst holding a certificate of a grade not lower than that of first mate of a foreign-going ship (see paragraph 112 for conditions under which this service will be accepted) ; or

(g) Three years and nine months in a capacity not lower than that of third of three watch-keeping officers of a home-trade ship whilst holding a certificate not lower than that of first mate of a foreign-going ship (see paragraph 112 for conditions under which this service will be accepted).

3. Rule 112 is hereby revoked and the following rule substituted therefor :—

4. Service in Home-trade.—For home-trade certificates service in the home-trade is accepted in full ; but for foreign-going certificates it is regarded as only equivalent to two-thirds of the time served in the foreign trade.

The amount of service in the home-trade which will qualify a candidate for a certificate as master or first mate (foreign-going) is shown in paragraphs 43 and 52.

The home-trade service specified in paragraphs 43 (c) and 52 (f) and (g) will be accepted, provided that the distance between the terminal ports visited during the voyage is at least five hundred miles, and that a complete statement of the voyages, verified by the master or owner, is submitted with the application form (Exn. 2).

4. Appendix 1 is hereby amended by—

(a) Adding to the schedule of officer’s service for First Mate (Foreign-going) the following—

or

2¼ H | Third of three watch-keeping officers | 2nd Mate F.

and deleting the note thereto.

(b) Adding to the schedule of officer’s service for Master or Extra Master (Foreign-going) the following :—

or

3 H | Second of three watch-keeping officers | First Mate F.

or

3¾ H | Third of three watch-keeping officers | First Mate F.

and deleting the note thereto.