MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING BOARD SYLLABUS Handling and management of boats under oars and sails Pages 66 to 82 Anchors and cables Pages 115 to 122, 543. Cargowork. — Care and overhauling of cargo gear and its duration of life Dunnaging cargo and hold ventilation, necessity for dunnage and its proper use. Shifting boards and feeders. Mats and other means of separating parcels of cargo when such earned The need for and the preparation of cargo plans Pages 386 to 420. Hold ventilation Pages 476, 478, 506 Maintenance. — Paint and paint mixing, quantity of paint required to cover various parts of the ship. Precautions taken to prevent rust forming on shell plating, on deck plating and in holds Use of cement and cement wash Pages 480 to 482, 613. Statutory. — A full knowledge of contents and application of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Pages 183 to 235 Responsible Duties. — Duties with carpenter, boatswain and lamptnmmer. Responsible (under an officer) for logs and lines, hand lead and lines and sounding machines Responsible (under an officer) for gear of one boat and its readiness at all times for boat drill which must always be attended On duty near an officer on all occasions entering and leaving port or anchorage and when shifting ship in port. Night watches to be kept on the bridge. A portion of some of the day watches at the wheel in fine weather away from land Cleaning paintwork and bnghtwork. Rigging of stages, painting down masts and funnels and overside. THIRD YEAR. Sailorising. — Sending topmasts, gaffs and signal yards up and down. Bending, setting and taking in fore and aft sails. Fitting of rigging, turning in dead eyes and hearts. Use and overhaul of rigging screws, setting up of rigging, rattling down. Pages 49 to 65, 6 1 2 . Boat stations. Use of oil in bad weather. Lifeboat equipment, lifebuoys, lifebelts and their tests. Pages 82 to 1 14. Maintenance. — Use and upkeep of engine room and other telegraphs. Pages 124 to 127. Knowledge of use and maintenance of deck appliances and steering gear; different types of steering gear. Pages 157 to 164. Relieving tackles, Page 609. Fire fighting appliances, their care and maintenance. Fire and boat drill. Pages 172 to 178. Precautions to be taken with bad weather approaching, hatches, ventilators ' and lifelines. Precautions to be taken before nightfall. Page 607. \ The nature of pigments, oils and varnishes used in ship work, -together with explanations as to the reasons for using different types of paints, compositions and varnishes for certain parts of the ship. Bituminous compounds, their uses and reasons for same. Pages 480, 481, 613. A portion of some of the day watches on the bridge in narrow waters. Cargowork. — Tallying cargo. Mate's receipts, their value and need for accuracy, Protests, their meaning and value. Parcels of cargo liable to i