COLONIAL CERTIFICATES.

21. The holder of a colonial certificate of competency not granted
    under the Merchant Shipping Act, or of a certificate granted after
    examination on board one of His Majesty's ships, who wishes to be
    examined in New Zealand for a certificate of the same grade, must
    prove that he has performed the amount of service required by these
    regulations for that grade, and has complied with the requirements in
    respect of testimonials.

ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE.

22. A candidate shall not be considered to have passed an
    examination until such examination is approved by the Chief
    Examiner. On such approval being given a form (Exn. 16) will be
    forwarded to the candidate authorizing the Superintendent of the
    Mercantile Office to whom it is addressed to issue the certificate.
    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.

RENEWAL OF LOST OR DE FACED CERTIFICATES.

23. Application for a certified copy of a lost certificate, or a certi-
    ficate 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 Superin-
    tendent of the Mercantile Marine Office to whom the certified copy
    of his certificate is addressed, before the latter is issued. The Superin-
    tendent will then return the defaced certificate to the Secretary of the
    Marine Department.

WITHDRAWAL OF LOWER-GRADE CERTIFICATES.

24. 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    lower grade will be withdrawn and retained by the Marine Department.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.

25. 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.

AGE.

26. 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.

PHYSICAL DEFECTS.

27. 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 pro-
    ceeded with; otherwise the case is to be referred to the Chief
    Examiner.

PENALTY FOR MISCONDUCT.

28. 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.