REGULATIONS
(b) Coming alongside a wharf, etc. Turning a steamship short round}
manoeuvring in nvers and harbours Emergency manoeuvres. Man
overboard.
(c) Management of steamships in stormy weather
(d) To get a cast of the deep sea lead. (VIII , XIII)
4.—(a) Testing life-buoys and life-jackets, other life-saving gear.
(b) Accidents, e g , collision, running aground, accidents to hatches, leaks,
fires and their treatment. Running repairs Handling a disabled ship.
(c) A practical knowledge of the screening of ships' navigation lights
(d) Preparation for dry-docking Use of shores, bilge blocks and bilge
shores. (VI , VIII , XI, XIII)
5.—Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea.—As par. 42, Section 5
(Oral), Second Mate (IX , X , XI) *
6.—Signals.—As par 42, Section 6 (Oral), Second Mate. (XIX)
7.—The Examiner may ask the candidate questions arising out of the
written work, if he deems it necessary on account of weakness shown by the
candidate.
MASTER (FOREIGN-GOING).
55, Paper 3. (Written) Ship Construction and Stability. (3 hours.)
(a) The direction of simple ship repairs Drawing up of simple
specifications
(b) A fuller knowledge of ship construction than in previous examinations.
General structure—transverse and longitudinal girders, keels; stern frame,
stem and rudder post, centre keelson, bilge and side keelsons; side stringers;
tank margin, intercostals; transverse framing; shell plating; rudder propeller
brackets, masts and derricks.
Classification of ships. Tonnage—measurement and registration.
Freeboard.
Treatment of accidents and damage—collision, springing leaks.
Possible strains incurred by action of waves, improper loading ox
ballasting, etc.
Working of ship, division of loads.
(c) Stability diagrams and use of stability curves and information/
Effect of beam and freeboard on stability. Practical operations to ensure
ship stability at sea. Ship with a list. Management of ballast tanks. Effect
of free liquid surfaces and risks of flooding hold spaces, fining and emptying
tanks at sea. Suspended weights and shifting cargoes. Deck cargoes.
Homogeneous cargoes. Ballasting. Effect of admission of water into
interior of a ship. Flooded compartments. Stability and trim of a stranded
ship. Trim—moment t;o change trim.
56, Paper 4, (Written.) English. {2 hours.)
This paper will test the candidate's ability to write clear and grammatical
English, -with good spelling and penmanship. It will be in no sense a test of
technical or legal knowledge.
57, PaperS. (Written.) Ship's Business. (2 hours.)
(The legal information required will not go beyond the outline of Mercantile
Law which the shipmaster must know for practical purposes.)
(a) The official log and reports on exceptional Entries.
(fc) A shipmaster's knowledge of the law relating to:—
(1) Engagement, discharge, and management of a sMp's crew.
Ship's articles of agreement. Discipline and treatment of ofiences.