NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - Incorporating all
amendments by legislation made to 31 December 1980
- Reprinted as at 31 December 1980 (HISTREG CHAP 12 #DATE 31:12:1980)
*1* The Navigation (Examination of Engineers) Regulations 1926 (in force under the Navigation Act 1912) as shown in this reprint comprise Statutory Rules 1926 No. 177 as amended by the other Statutory Rules specified in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Application, saving Year and notification Date of or transitional number in Gazette commencement provisions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1926 No. 177 21 Dec 1926 21 Dec 1926 1941 No. 128 12 June 1941 12 June 1941 - 1963 No. 97 24 Oct 1963 24 Oct 1963 R. 3 1966 No. 27 10 Feb 1966 14 Feb 1966 - 1968 No. 28 20 Mar 1968 20 Mar 1968 - 1974 No. 83 21 May 1974 21 May 1974 - 1975 No. 114 17 June 1975 17 June 1975 - 1976 No. 277 15 Dec 1976 1 Jan 1977 - 1977 No. 266 22 Dec 1977 1 Jan 1978 - 1978 No. 130 13 July 1978 13 July 1978 R. 7 1979 No. 213 7 Oct 1979 7 Oct 1979 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Regulation
1. Citation
2. (Repealed)
2A. Application
3. Interpretation
PART II-GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. Service not verified
4A. Eligibility for examination
5. Ships not articled
6. Time and place of examinations
7. Applications for examinations
Time of lodgment
Application at different port to examination
8. Gaps in service
Calculation of service
9. Special application
10. Age of candidate
11. Testimonials: Shore service
12. Testimonials: Sea service
Signatories of testimonials
13. Additional provisions as to testimonials
14. Penalty for misconduct
15. Physical defects
16, 17. (Repealed)
18. Value of certificates and corresponding endorsement
19. Temporary permit
20. Certificates of Service-Engineer officers, R.N., R.A.N., R.I.M.
21. Examination of engine-room artificers
22. Service-British engineers in foreign vessels
23. Authority for issue of certificates
24. Service found to be insufficient or unsatisfactory
25. Fees for examination
26. Penalty for bribery
27. Renewal of lost or defaced certificates
28. Withdrawal of lower grade certificate on issue of higher grade
certificate
29. (Repealed)
30. Recognition of Board of Trade Regulations
PART III-RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS
31. Strangers not admitted
32. Commencement and duration of examinations
33. Candidates to be punctual
34. Candidates' places
35. Tables to be cleared
36. Drawing instruments
37. Examination papers-when to be opened
Examiners only to open envelopes
38. Order of examinations
39. Rules to be observed during the examination
40. Mathematical tables
41. Leaving examination room
42. Penalty for breach of rules
43. Marking worked papers
44. Verbals
45. Examination results
46. Voluntary retirement to be discouraged
47. Failure in examination
48. Failure at examination-extra 1st class
49. Reports of examinations
50. Times, places of examinations, notice to be given, &c.
PART IV-QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATIONS
Division 1-Second, First and Extra First Class Engineers'
Certificates Valid throughout the British Empire
50A. Workshop and sea service qualifications
51. Second Class engineer
52. Second Class Certificate: Syllabus of Examination
53. For an Ordinary Certificate
54. For a Motor Certificate
55. First Class Engineer
56. First Class Engineer Syllabus of Examination
57. First Class Certificate without Second
58. Endorsement of Certificates
59. Extra First Class Engineer
60. Workshop Service
61. Workshop service where engines of suitable size are not made or
repaired
62. Service in foreign workshop
63. Technical schools
64. Sea service
Definition of ''Limited Coast Trade''
Australian Trade N.L.C. (not leaving coast)
65. Sea-service
66. Nominal horse-power
67. Service in Limited Coast Trade-Value of
68. Further qualifying service for First Class Engineer
69. Further qualifying service for Second Class Engineer
70. Fourth Engineer Service counting for First Class Certificate
71. Technical Schools equivalent of sea service
72. Service-River and Bay
73. Service in cable ships
74. Service in auxiliary screw ships
75. Service in dredgers, fishing-boats, tug-boats, or pilot-vessels
76. Service in yachts
Division 2-Coast Engineer's Certificate
77. Application of Division
78. Service afloat
79. Workshop service in substitution for
80. Range of Coast Engineer's Certificate
81. Practical knowledge
82. Payment of fees for workshop tests
83. Qualifying service, Candidate not holding a certificate
Qualifying service when holding a First Class Marine
Engine-driver's Certificate
Qualifying service afloat
Service afloat in lieu of workshop service
84. Third Class Coast ordinary
Third Class Coast motor
85. Qualifications for a Second Class Coast Engineer's Certificate
86. Second Class Coast ordinary
Second Class Coast motor
87. First Class Coast Engineer's Certificate
88. Subjects of Examination
Division 3-Marine Engine-driver's Certificates
89. Marine Engine-drivers examination
90. Qualifying Service Second Class M.E.D.
91. Subjects of Examination, Second Class Marine Engine-driver
Special for Steam Certificate
92. Qualifications for First Class Marine Engine-driver
93. Service in lieu of workshop service
94. Subjects of Examination
95. Range of Marine Engine-driver's Certificate, Second Class
96. Subjects of Examination, Marine Engine-drivers
97. Repeal
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
Certificates of Imperial Validity
SECOND SCHEDULE
Specimen set of Papers for Coastal Engineers Engineering Knowledge
THIRD SCHEDULE
Specimen set of Papers for Marine Engine-drivers Engineering Knowledge
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Reading the Water-gauge
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Examination of Masters and Mates in Steam
SIXTH SCHEDULE
Technical Schools Recognized by the Commonwealth Navigation Service
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
List of Engineers' Certificates
EIGHTH SCHEDULE
Table
NINTH SCHEDULE
(Repealed)
TENTH SCHEDULE
Places and Days of Examinations
ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
Fees for Examination
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 1.
Citation
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Amended by 1941 No. 128 r. 1
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Examination of
Engineers) Regulations 1926.*1*
Regulation 2 repealed by 1978 No. 130 r. 1
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See notes to first article of this Chapter.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 2A.
Application
Inserted by 1941 No. 128 r. 2
2A. These Regulations shall apply only in relation to the examination of
candidates who apply to be examined under them.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 3.
Interpretation
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2; 1974 No. 83 r. 1; 1975 No. 114 r. 1; 1978 No. 130
r. 2
3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears-
"authorized officer" means a person holding, or for the time being
performing the duties of, an office in the Department of Transport that is
specified for the purposes of this definition by the Minister by instrument in
writing;
"boilers and machinery" includes engines and everything connected
therewith employed in propelling a ship, and every description of machinery
used on a ship for the purposes of the ship or her cargo, and all other
apparatus or things attached to or connected therewith, or used with reference
to any engine or under the care of the engineer;
"Certificate" means a Certificate of Competency issued under the Act or by
the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom, or by a British Possession under
Order in Council in accordance with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping
Act;
(Certificates may be designated "Ordinary" or "Motor" according to
whether they relate to service in steamships or motorship);
"Examiner" means the Examiner of Engineers at any port in the
Commonwealth;
"Principal Examiner" means the Principal Examiner of Engineers for the
Commonwealth;
"service on regular watch" means officers' watch-keeping service on main
propelling machinery for at least eight hours each day, but does not include
time spent on clerical work, or on fitting or overhauling machinery, either on
regular watch or on day work;
"the Act" means the Navigation Act 1912-1926 and includes any Act amending
or in substitution for that Act;
"the Secretary" means the person for the time being performing the duties
of the office of the Secretary to the Department of Transport; "Schedule"
means a Schedule to these Regulations.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 4.
Service not verified
PART II-GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. Subject to regulation 5, service which cannot be verified by proper
entries in the Articles of Agreement of the ships in which the candidates have
served shall not be counted for qualifying purposes under these Regulations.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 4A.
Eligibility for examination
Inserted by 1968 No. 28 r. 1
4A. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 17 of the Act, each of the
following grades is a prescribed grade:
(a) first class coast engineer;
(b) second class coast engineer;
(c) third class coast engineer;
(d) first class marine engine-driver;
(e) second class marine engine-driver.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 5.
Ships not articled
5. Service in ships which do not take out Articles of Agreement shall,
before being counted for qualifying purposes under these Regulations, be
substantiated by documentary proof to the satisfaction of the Principal
Examiner.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 6.
Time and place of examinations
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
6. Examinations for certificates shall be held at the times and places set
forth in Schedule 10, or at such other times and places as the Minister may
from time to time direct.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 7.
Applications for examinations
Time of lodgment
Application at different port to examination
7. (1) A candidate for examination shall make application in accordance with
Form F-A.
Amended by 1968 No. 28 r. 2
(2) (a) The form of application for examination, properly filled in, shall
be accompanied by-
(i) The candidate's original certificate of apprenticeship,
(ia) documentary evidence of the candidate's nationality,
(ii) testimonials,
(iii) discharges, and
(iv) other necessary documents,
and, subject to sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, shall be lodged with
the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office, hereinafter called the
Superintendent, at the port where the candidate desires to be examined at
least four clear working days before the date of examination, excepting in the
case of Extra First Class Engineer and Motor Engineers, for which notice as
prescribed by regulation 50 is to be given.
(b) A candidate shall also supply a copy of each of the documents specified
in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii), and (iv) of the last preceding paragraphs.
(c) A candidate who has previously failed at an examination in the
Commonwealth and has been issued with Notice of Failure in accordance with
Form E-S shall attach that form to his form of application for examination.
(3) A candidate may, if he satisfies the Superintendent that he has
sufficient reason for so doing, lodge an application at one examination port
to sit for his examination at another examination port within the
Commonwealth. In such cases the application shall be lodged at least six clear
working days before the date of the examination.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 8.
Gaps in service
Calculation of service
8. (1) Before the acceptance of any application for examination, the
Examiner shall satisfy himself that there are not any gaps in a candidate's
service during which his conduct is not properly accounted for, and if the
conduct of an applicant during any such gaps is not so accounted for the
Examiner may decline to accept the application.
(2) The Examiner shall not examine a candidate unless his testimonials and
other documents required by these Regulations are in order. In cases where the
Examiner considers that a hardship would be inflicted upon a candidate by
refusal to examine him, the Examiner shall refer the case to the Principal
Examiner who will decide the matter.
(3) The candidate's service, as shown on his discharges, shall be reckoned
by the calendar month.
(4) The number of complete months from the commencement of the period shall
be computed, after which the number of odd days shall be counted.
(5) The day on which an agreement commences, as well as that on which it
terminates, shall both be included, and all odd days shall be added together
and reckoned at 30 to the month.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 9.
Special application
9. (1) In cases where a candidate is in doubt whether his service is such as
may be taken into account for the purposes of these Regulations, and wishes to
submit his case for special consideration, he shall submit his discharges,
testimonials, certificates (if any), and form of application (properly filled
in) (including copies as required under regulation 7 (2) ) to the local
Examiner, or if at a port where there is no Examiner, to the Superintendent,
and shall pay the prescribed examination fee.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(2) If necessary, the local Examiner or Superintendent, as the case may be,
shall forward the papers with his observations to the Principal Examiner, who
may either deal with the case or bring it before the Minister.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 10.
Age of candidate
10. Where any doubt exists as to the age of a candidate, he shall be
required to produce a certificate of birth or baptism, or other satisfactory
evidence of age.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 11.
Testimonials: Shore service
11. (1) All candidates shall produce, in addition to the official discharge
certificates, testimonials as to their workshop service and as to their
service at sea.
(2) The testimonials as to workshop service shall be signed by the employer,
and shall certify to the candidate's conduct and ability, and state what kind
of work he was engaged on (e.g., fitting, erecting, or as the case may be),
and the period for which he was so engaged.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 12.
Testimonials: Sea service
Signatories of testimonials
12. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations it is necessary that
testimonials as to service at sea shall testify to the applicant's sobriety,
experience, ability, and general good conduct, and shall cover the whole of
the applicant's sea service.
(2) No application shall be accepted in any case where the applicant does
not produce satisfactory testimonials covering the period of service
prescribed as necessary for the class and grade of certificate sought.
(3) Every applicant shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, produce
testimonials in respect of the qualifying period of his service signed, in
each case, by the Chief Engineer under whom his services have been performed,
stating his actual rank on watch, the nature of the duties performed by him,
and the number of engineers simultaneously on watch on the main propelling
machinery, and that he has been on regular watch for at least 8 hours per day.
(4) Each testimonial shall be endorsed by the Master of the vessel or by the
Superintendent Engineer. Subject to regulation 13 (1), testimonials signed
only by the Company Superintendent or other official, cannot be accepted.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 13.
Additional provisions as to testimonials
13. (1) Where, for any sufficient reason, a testimonial by a Chief Engineer
cannot be submitted, a testimonial (if obtainable) by the Superintendent
Engineer of the company, or person owning the vessel, and any other
documentary proof of service available, shall accompany the application.
(2) The acceptance or rejection of testimonials submitted under this
regulation shall be at the discretion of the Principal Examiner.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 14.
Penalty for misconduct
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
14. Any candidate who, after having signed articles, has failed or refused
without reasonable cause to join his ship, or who has deserted his ship, or
who has been found by a Court of Marine Inquiry guilty of gross misconduct on
board, shall, before being examined, produce satisfactory proof of two years'
subsequent service and good conduct at sea:
Provided that in special cases the Minister may, after investigating the
matter, direct that a shorter period of extra service and good conduct be
accepted.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 15.
Physical defects
15. (1) The testimonials of candidates who are deaf, or who are labouring
under any other obvious physical defect, shall contain specific reference to
such defect, and shall indicate whether it in any way interferes with the
efficiency of the candidate as an engineer on watch.
(2) When the testimonials are such as completely to satisfy the Examiner
that the defect is not such as to interfere with the efficient discharge of
the applicant's duties as engineer, the examination may proceed, otherwise the
case shall be referred to the Principal Examiner.
Regulations 16 and 17 repealed by 1968 No. 28 r. 3
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NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 18.
Value of certificates and corresponding endorsement
18. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, ordinary certificates
of competency shall not entitle the holders to act as engineers in ships
propelled by internal combustion engines, unless endorsed for that purpose, as
provided for in these Regulations.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(2) The holder of an ordinary certificate of competency may act as Engineer
on a ship propelled by internal combustion engines if he also holds a
temporary permit issued by the Minister under regulation 19 of these
Regulations, or by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom, or by some other
authority recognized by the Minister.
(3) Motor Certificates shall entitle the holders to go to sea, in the grades
certified, as Engineers of any British ship propelled by internal combustion
engines using oil, spirit, gas or other similar motive agent; but such
certificates shall not entitle the holder to serve in steamships unless the
certificates are endorsed for the purpose, as provided for in regulation 29.
(4) Extra First Class Certificates may be granted, after voluntary
examination, to holders of First Class Ordinary Certificates, or Endorsements.
Extra First Class Certificates shall be endorsed for Motor service in the
circumstances indicated in regulation 29.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 19.
Temporary permit
Sub-reg. (1) amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 3; 1978 No. 130 r. 3
19. (1) The Minister may issue to the holder of an ordinary certificate of
competency a temporary permit to act as engineer on a motor ship, subject to
compliance with the following conditions:
(i) An application for the permit shall be made by the owner of the ship
concerned to an authorized officer at least two weeks before the permit is
required.
(ii) The application shall state-
(a) As regards the ship-the name, official number (if registered), or,
if not registered, the builder's number; and
(b) As regards the Engineer-his name, the rank in which he is to serve,
the grade and number of his certificate of competency, and a statement giving
the general extent of his workshop and sea service on both steam and internal
combustion engines, and, in particular, the nature and amount of his
experience (whether in the works or at sea) of the type of internal combustion
engines installed in the ship.
(iii) The authorized officer shall obtain from the local Examiner of
Engineers a report as to the efficiency and ability of any applicant for a
permit under this regulation.
(2) A permit under this regulation shall be issued for a period of not more
than twelve months.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(3) The Minister may, in special circumstances, extend the permit for
further periods not exceeding twelve months.
(4) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st
day of June, 1924.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 20.
Certificates of Service-Engineer officers, R.N., R.A.N., R.I.M.
20. (1) An officer who has attained the rank of Engineer Lieutenant or
Engineer Sub-Lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy or in the Sea-going Naval Forces
of the Commonwealth, or in the Royal Indian Marine, and who is qualified by
his practical engineering training and watchkeeping service for such
certificate, is entitled, without examination, if an Engineer Lieutenant, to a
Certificate of Service as First Class Engineer, and, if an Engineer
Sub-Lieutenant to a Certificate of Service as Second Class Engineer. These
Officers may be examined for Certificates of Competency under the same
conditions as Engineers in the Mercantile Marine.
(2) An officer who has attained the rank of Chief Artificer Engineer in His
Majesty's Navy or in the Royal Australian Navy and who is qualified by his
practical engineering training and watch keeping service for such certificate,
shall be entitled without examination to a Certificate of Service as Second
Class Engineer.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 21.
Examination of engine-room artificers
21. Artificer Engineers, Chief Engine-room Artificers, Engine-room
Artificers, and Mechanicians in the Royal Navy or in the Royal Australian Navy
may be examined for Certificates of Competency under the same conditions as
Engineers in the Mercantile Marine.
NOTE-Naval Officers-(1) The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
directed that applications from officers of the Navy for Certificates of
Service, or for permission to be examined for Certificates of Competency,
shall, in the case of Officers on the Active List, be made through the
Commanding Officer to the Secretary to the Admiralty, and, in the case of
Officers who are on half-pay or who have retired, direct to the Secretary to
the Admiralty.
(2) It is not necessary for applications of Chief or other Engine Room
Artificers and Mechanicians, who have left the Royal Navy or the Royal
Australian Navy and who desire to be examined for Certificates of Competency
as Engineers in the Mercantile Marine, to be forwarded either through their
Commanding Officers or through the Admiralty. Men who are still serving in
these ratings in the Royal Navy or the Royal Australian Navy shall make their
applications through their Commanding Officers.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(3) Applications from officers of the Royal Australian Navy for Certificates
of Service or for permission to be examined for Certificates of Competency
shall, in the case of Officers on the Active List, be made through the
Commanding Officer to the Secretary to the Naval Board, and in the case of
officers who are on half-pay, or who have retired, direct to the Secretary to
the Naval Board who in either case shall forward their applications to the
Secretary.
(4) Artificer Engineers, however, being warrant officers, shall make their
applications in the same manner as that laid down for other officers of the
Royal Navy or the Royal Australian Navy.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 22.
Service-British engineers in foreign vessels
22. (1) The testimonials of service of British engineers serving in foreign
vessels, which cannot be verified in any Mercantile Marine Office, shall be
confirmed either by the Consul of the country to which the ship in which the
candidate served belonged, or by some other recognized official authority of
that country, or by the testimony of some credible person on the spot having
personal knowledge of the facts required to be established.
(2) The production, however, of those proofs shall not of necessity be
deemed sufficient, but each case shall be decided on its own merits and if the
sufficiency of the proofs given appear to be at all doubtful, the point shall
be referred to the Principal Examiner of Engineers for his decision.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 23.
Authority for issue of certificates
Sub-reg. (1) amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2; 1978 No. 130 r. 4
23. (1) If the candidate passes the examination, he shall receive an
authority in accordance with Form ER authorizing the authorized officer to
whom it is addressed to deliver the certificate when received by him from the
Minister.
(2) If a candidate fails at the examination he shall be notified in
accordance with Form ES and he shall have his testimonials and certificate, if
any, returned to him. Any copies of testimonials shall be retained by the
Examiner.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 24.
Service found to be insufficient or unsatisfactory
24. (1) If, after a candidate has passed the examination, and
notwithstanding that Form ER has been issued to him, it is discovered on
further investigation, that his services are insufficient to entitle him to
receive a certificate of the grade for which he has passed, the certificate
shall not be granted to him.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(2) If the Minister is satisfied that the error in the calculation of the
candidate's services did not occur through any fault or wilful
misrepresentation on the candidate's part, the candidate shall be entitled to
have the fee returned to him or have it placed to his credit.
(3) Where the candidate's services entitle him to a certificate of a lower
grade, it may be granted to him, and the difference, if any, between the fee
paid by him for the superior certificate and the fee payable for the inferior
certificate shall be returned to him, or placed to his credit.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(4) The superior certificate shall not be granted until the candidate has
performed the amount of service in which he was deficient, and has been
re-examined in all the subjects, unless the Minister sees fit to dispense with
the re-examination.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation the Minister may
at any time before the delivery of a certificate in any case to which this
regulation applies-
(a) require a re-examination of the applicant by the examiners who made the
examination or by any other examiners; and
(b) order a further inquiry into the applicant's testimonials and
character,
and if not satisfied with the result may order that a certificate shall not be
delivered to the applicant.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 25.
Fees for examination
25. A candidate for examination for a certificate shall pay to the
Superintendent the examination fee for that certificate set out in the
Eleventh Schedule.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 26.
Penalty for bribery
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
26. If a candidate, prior to examination, or during the course of any
examination, offers any sum of money or other thing whatsoever by way of
reward or bribe to any examiner or any other person employed under the Act,
for the purpose of influencing him in any manner in regard to the examination,
the Minister may refuse to permit the candidate to be examined, or, if the
examination has already commenced, may direct the examiner not to proceed with
the examination, and may forfeit any fee paid by the candidate, and debar him
from presenting himself at any future examination for a period not exceeding
twelve (12) months from the date of the offer of the bribe or reward.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 27.
Renewal of lost or defaced certificates
27. (1) An application for a certified copy of a certificate issued under
the Act or by any State authority and which has been lost or destroyed, shall
be made in Form E-T, and shall be lodged with the Superintendent. The
declaration as to the circumstances in which the certificate was lost shall
also be made by the applicant before the Superintendent.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(2) If, on presentation to the Superintendent, any certificate issued under
the Act or by any State authority is found to be defaced by use or accident to
such an extent as to be illegible, it shall be at once transmitted to the
Minister, accompanied by an application, duly filled in, when a certified copy
having all the effect of the original shall be issued in lieu thereof.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(3) In cases where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister that due
care had been taken of the original, and that the loss, destruction, or
defacement was not due to the fault of the holder, no charge shall be made for
the certified copy.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2; 1966 No. 27 r. 2; 1976 No. 277 r. 2; 1977 No. 266
r. 2; 1979 No. 213 r. 1
(4) In cases where the Minister is not so satisfied, the applicant shall be
required to pay a fee of $6 before delivery of the copy.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 28.
Withdrawal of lower grade certificate on issue of higher grade certificate
Sub-reg. (1) amended by 1966 No. 27 r. 3
28. (1) When the holder of any certificate passes the examination for a
certificate of higher grade, his certificate of the lower grade may be
withdrawn and retained by the Minister.
Amended by 1966 No. 27 r. 3
(2) Should this action impose a hardship on the candidate owing to the
nature of his lower grade certificate covering functions which are not covered
by the higher grade certificate, the Minister may agree to the candidate
retaining his original Certificate.
Regulation 29 repealed by 1941 No. 128 r. 3
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NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 30.
Recognition of Board of Trade Regulations
30. In respect of any matter not covered by these Regulations, the British
Board of Trade Regulations relating to the examination of Engineers in the
Mercantile Marine as in force from time to time shall be deemed to be in force
as Regulations under the Act.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 31.
Strangers not admitted
PART III-RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS
31. No persons other than the candidate and those whose duties require them
to be present shall be allowed in any room in which an examination under these
Regulations is taking place.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 32.
Commencement and duration of examinations
32. The examination shall, unless the Examiner otherwise directs, commence
at 10 a.m., and shall be continued from day to day until all the candidates
are examined.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 33.
Candidates to be punctual
33. Candidates are required to appear at the examination room punctually at
the time appointed.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 34.
Candidates' places
34. Candidates shall be so placed as to prevent one copying from another,
and no communication whatever between the candidates shall be allowed.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 35.
Tables to be cleared
35. Before commencing the examination, the tables and desks shall be cleared
of all scraps of paper, or books that are not used in the examination, and
care shall be taken that the candidates while in the examination room do not
have in their possession any book or paper, except as specified in
regulations. A sheet of blotting paper shall be issued to each candidate with
the first examination paper, and it must be returned to the Examiner when the
last paper is completed each day. The Examiner shall be careful to see that
the blotting paper has not been used by the Candidate in solving his problems,
or for conveying information to other candidates.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 36.
Drawing instruments
36. Drawing boards and T-squares shall be provided by the Navigation
Service, but the applicants shall bring with them any drawing instruments they
require.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 37.
Examination papers-when to be opened
Examiners only to open envelopes
37. (1) The Examiner shall personally distribute the examination questions
to the candidate at the commencement of the examination.
(2) Envelopes containing examination papers are on no account to be opened
by any other person than the Examiner. He shall see that the packets have not
been tampered with and shall take special precautions to preclude the
possibility of any unauthorized person having access to the papers.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 38.
Order of examinations
38. (1) At the examinations for First and Second Class Ordinary and Motor
Certificates, papers on Practical Mathematics, Drawing and Engineering
Knowledge shall be given, and the candidates shall finally be questioned
verbally on their Practical Knowledge.
(2) Mathematics and Drawing shall be omitted in the case of examination for
the endorsement of a certificate for converse service in the same grade.
Amended by 1941 No. 128 r. 4
(3) Each paper on Practical Mathematics and Engineering Knowledge may
contain six or more questions. The papers should be distributed in the
following order, but the Examiner may vary this arrangement when desirable.
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-- Time Second Class First Class
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-- First day- Morning . . . . . . . . Engineering Knowledge, 1st Paper
Engineering Knowledge, 1st Paper Afternoon . . . . . . . Engineering
Knowledge, 2nd Paper Engineering Knowledge, 2nd Paper Second
day- Morning . . . . . . . . Drawing . . . . . . . . Practical
Mathematics, 1st Paper Afternoon . . . . . . . Drawing . . . . . . . .
Practical Mathematics, 2nd Paper Third day- Morning . . . . . . . .
Practical Mathematics, 1st Paper Drawing Afternoon . . . .
. . . Practical Mathematics, 2nd Paper
Drawing Fourth and following days Verbals . . . . . . . . Verbals
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NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 39.
Rules to be observed during the examination
39. (1) Candidates shall not have with them any books, notes, memoranda or
paper other than that supplied for use at the examination. If any candidate
has brought any such notes, &c., with him, he shall hand them to the Examiner
before beginning his work.
(2) Perfect silence shall be observed during the examination.
(3) Candidates are advised to read the questions carefully, and to confine
their attention to the problems as presented, without dealing with extraneous
matter. This advice is applicable to all parts of the examination, but
especially to the Drawing.
(4) The numbers of the questions to which the working has reference shall be
clearly indicated, but the questions themselves shall not be copied. All work
shall be done in ink, except as specified on the subject-paper for Drawing.
(5) Suitable recognition shall be given for clear statements, reasoning and
calculations in solving the problems.
(6) A mass of figures and an answer without an explanation, will be
discredited in the Mathematical examination.
(7) Candidates shall be required to write a report, or letter, in which
English composition and legible handwriting will be taken into account; and
bad grammar, faulty spelling and errors of punctuation will be discredited.
(8) Additional sheets of paper shall be provided by the Examiner, if
required. Only one side shall be used, and the candidate shall sign his name,
and write the port and date, at the foot of each sheet. These particulars
shall also be given on the cover of each answer-book and on each sheet of
drawing paper used.
(9) Reference to the mathematical tables provided for the purpose is
allowed, except in respect of questions which distinctly state that such
reference is not permissible.
(10) Candidates may, if they wish, use slide-rules for checking their
calculations, but in each case the full working necessary for arriving at the
result shall be shown in ink, otherwise no significance will be attached to
the answer.
(11) The question papers and mathematical tables, which are the property of
the Navigation Service, shall not be written upon or defaced in any way.
(12) Candidates shall not communicate with each other or use any unfair
means.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(13) A candidate guilty of any breach of these rules shall be subjected to
all the penalties of failure, and may be excluded from further examination for
such period as the Minister decides.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 40.
Mathematical tables
40. All candidates for examination may use the examination room books of
logarithms, which shall always be kept under the charge of the Examiner. No
other books shall be allowed unless the question set specially states that a
book may be referred to.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 41.
Leaving examination room
41. (1) No candidate shall leave his seat or the examination room without
permission, and if he leaves the room he shall not be permitted to go on with
any sheet or problem which he had in hand before leaving the room.
(2) In the event of a candidate being permitted to leave the room, the
Examiner shall substitute other questions for those which have not been
attempted.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 42.
Penalty for breach of rules
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
42. The circumstances attending any breach of the rules or Regulations, or
any disorderly or improper conduct in or about the examination room, shall be
reported immediately to the Principal Examiner of Engineers, and the Examiner
shall be advised in due course as to any penalty the Minister may decide to
inflict.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 43.
Marking worked papers
43. (1) The value of the work done in all four sections of the First and
Second Class Examinations (Practical Mathematics, Drawing, Engineering
Knowledge, Verbals) may be assessed and recorded in accordance with the
following scale:
Percentage of marks 0- 49 =Weak, denoted by symbol W.
Percentage of marks 50- 59 =Consider, denoted by symbol C.
Percentage of marks 60- 74 =Good, denoted by symbol G.
Percentage of marks 75-100 =Superior, denoted by symbol S.
(2) In order to pass, a candidate's work shall be at least equivalent to
"Good" in all four sections. It must be "Good" or "Superior" in Verbals.
A "Consider" in either the Practical Mathematics, Drawing or Engineering
Knowledge Paper may be counterbalanced by a "Superior" in any of the other
sections. Two "Considers" or one "Weak" shall entail failure.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 44.
Verbals
44. (1) The Examiner shall deal with practical, rather than theoretical,
questions in the verbals section of the examination, and no candidate shall be
failed in the verbal examination without having been well cross-questioned on
the points on which failure takes place.
(2) Questions on the management of engines and boilers at sea, the duties of
the supervising engineer, the work to be done in port to the engines, boilers
and auxiliary machinery, and the periodical examinations of the working parts,
shall form part of the verbal examination.
(3) It is considered of great importance that candidates for examination
shall have an extensive knowledge of the particulars of actual casualties
which have occurred at sea, and be able to state how these might have been
prevented, and how they were remedied.
(4) Should a candidate have had no personal experience of any defects, and
be unable to describe casualties to machinery which may have occurred in the
experience of others, he shall be closely questioned as to his knowledge of
boiler and engine construction and repair.
(5) As it is possible for a candidate to obtain pass marks in Practical
Mathematics, although apparently unable to calculate horse-power from
indicator diagrams, strength of boiler seams, &c., and, further, as a drawing
may be passed as such although containing faults of a practical description,
Examiners shall, as far as practicable, scrutinize the worked papers, and in
each candidate's verbal examination include questions on such practical
deficiencies as may appear in his papers.
(6) The points on which a candidate fails in Verbals must be included in the
Examiner's report.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 45.
Examination results
45. The results of examinations should be communicated to all candidates
concerned.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 46.
Voluntary retirement to be discouraged
46. Voluntary retirement from any examination should be discouraged. Each
First and Second Class candidate should be taken through the whole
examination, at least on first presenting himself, in order that his ability
in all four sections of the examination may be ascertained and recorded.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 47.
Failure in examination
47. (1) Failure in subjects ignorance of which might lead an Engineer to do
something actually unsafe in the management of any part of a ship's machinery
(e.g., questions on manipulation and reading of the water-gauge, the danger of
fire and explosion in motor vessels, &c.) shall be regarded as failure in
practical knowledge, and any candidate so failing shall not be permitted to
present himself for re-examination until he can produce proofs of six months'
further service at sea in a qualifying capacity, as Engineer on watch on the
main engines or boilers of a Foreign-going ship, or its equivalent in the
Limited Coast Trade (nine months), subsequent to the date of failure.
(2) Should a candidate fail through ignorance of fundamental principles, or
on account of general defectiveness throughout the examination, he shall not
be re-examined until after a lapse of six months. In such a case, if the
candidate's deficiencies indicate the necessity for further study rather than
practical experience, he shall not be required to perform additional sea
service.
(3) In ordinary cases of failure, the candidate may present himself for
re-examination at any time, but if he fails three times in any part or parts
of the examination within any period of three months, he shall not be
re-examined until after a lapse of three months from the date of the last
failure.
(4) In any cases of failure the re-examination shall embrace all the
subjects.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 48.
Failure at examination-extra 1st class
48. If a candidate for Extra First Class Engineer obtains less than 30 per
cent of the possible maximum marks or, in the opinion of the Principal
Examiner of Engineers, shows ignorance on any vital subject, the Principal
Examiner may order that he shall not again present himself for a similar
examination within six months.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 49.
Reports of examinations
49. Reports of examinations, together with the candidates' applications duly
completed, their lower-grade certificates, if any, and the copies of the
candidates' testimonials, and all examination papers, shall be sent to the
Principal Examiner of Engineers as soon as the examinations are finished.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 50.
Times, places of examinations, notice to be given, &c.
50. (1) At the close of the examination the candidate's discharges and the
original testimonials, except such as are directly addressed to the Examiners,
shall be returned to him.
(2) Examinations for Extra First Class Engineer shall be conducted, if
required, during the first weeks in January, April, July and October, at the
ports of Melbourne and Sydney only.
(3) Fourteen days' notice shall be given by candidates desirous of sitting
for the Extra First Class Engineer's Certificate, or any grade of Motor
Certificate of Imperial or Australian Validity.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(4) A special examination for Extra First Class Engineer may be held in the
event of a candidate being unable to present himself for examination during
the periods specified in sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, in which case
a special application shall be made by the candidate clearly stating his
reasons. The application shall be forwarded for consideration to the Minister,
whose decision shall be final.
(5) The days of examination specified in the Tenth Schedule may be altered
without notice.
(6) Except at the port of Melbourne, examinations shall be discontinued on
the Monday nearest to the 15th December in each year, and shall be resumed on
the fourth Monday following.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 50A.
Workshop and sea service qualifications
PART IV-QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATIONS
Division 1-Second, First and Extra First Class Engineers' Certificates Valid
throughout the British Empire
Inserted by 1941 No. 128 r. 5
50A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Division, the qualifications
of candidates as to workshop service and sea service shall, as from the date
on which the Navigation (Examination of Engineers) Regulations 1941 come into
operation, be the qualifications prescribed in Part II of those Regulations.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 51.
Second Class engineer
51. A candidate for a Second Class Engineer's Certificate, whether Ordinary
or Motor, shall not be examined unless he is at least 21 years of age, and has
had the following service:
(a) Workshop Service-Service as apprentice Engineer not less than four
years and employment during this period in the manner set forth in regulation
60.
Service of a similar character as journeyman shall be accepted in lieu of
apprenticeship.
If the character of the workshop service performed is not of the standard
prescribed, additional service will be required as prescribed in regulation
61.
If the total period of the candidate's workshop service, as calculated in
accordance with these Regulations, is less than four years, the candidate may
make up the deficiency by service at sea, either-
(1) on day work on board Foreign-going or Australian Trade ships being
in the case of steamships of not less than 66 nominal horse-power, or in the
case of motor ships of not less than 373 brake horse-power, or on regular
watch on the main propelling machinery of such ships, or
(2) on regular watch on the main propelling machinery of Limited Coast
Trade steamships of not less than 66 nominal horse-power, or motor ships of
not less than 373 brake horse-power.
Such service shall be counted as equivalent in the case of (1) to
two-thirds, and in the case of (2) to four-ninths of service as apprentice
Engineer or journeyman.
No day work at sea performed before the age of 21 years shall be accepted
in lieu of workshop service.
(b) Sea Service-In addition to the four years' workshop service or the
alternative sea service, service at sea for a period equivalent to eighteen
months in Foreign-going or Australian Trade, as Engineer on regular watch on
the main propelling machinery of steamships of not less than 66 nominal
horse-power, or motor ships of not less than 373 brake horse-power.
Time served in the Limited Coast Trade is reckoned at two-thirds of the
time similarly served in Foreign-going or Australian Trade.
For an Ordinary Certificate, at least two-thirds of the specified period
of service is required to have been performed in steamships, and for a Motor
Certificate at least two-thirds is required to have been performed in motor
ships.
The remainder of the service, in each case, may be performed in either
steam or motor ships.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 52.
Second Class Certificate: Syllabus of Examination
52. A candidate for a Second Class Certificate, whether Ordinary or Motor,
is required-
(a) to write legibly, spell correctly, and express himself generally in
creditable English;
(b) to show sufficient knowledge of the metric system, and of mathematics
for dealing successfully with simple problems relating to mechanical
principles, beams, safety and relief valves, consumption of fuel and stores,
capacities of bunkers, tanks, speed of vessels, strength of pipes and
receivers subjected to internal pressure, stresses in shafting and other parts
of the machinery;
(c) to be familiar with the physical characteristics of the metals and
other materials commonly used by sea-going Engineers;
(d) to have a creditable knowledge of the facts relating to steam, heat,
combustion, and the formation of smoke;
(e) to understand the use, construction, and principles involved in the
action of the pressure gauge, thermometer, barometer, salinometer, and other
meters commonly used by Engineers on board ship;
(f) to be able to state the causes, effects and usual remedies for
incrustation and corrosion;
(g) to know how to make good the results to the machinery of ordinary wear
and tear; how to test the fairness of shafting; how to correct defects due to
corrosion, flaws or accident; and how a temporary or permanent repair could be
effected in the event of derangement or total breakdown;
(h) to understand the construction of centrifugal, bucket, and force pumps,
the principles on which they act, and the general requirements concerning
bilge and ballast pumping systems;
(i) to understand the construction and working of steering engines and
gears, electric light engines and dynamos, electric motors, refrigerating
machinery, hydraulic machinery, and such internal combustion engines as are
used to drive ships' launches, emergency and auxiliary machinery on board
ship;
(j) to be able to apply the indicator, calculate the mean pressure and
horse-power, and understand, generally, the fluctuation of pressure in the
cylinder as shown by the diagrams obtained;
(k) to have a fair knowledge of the rudiments of projection, and be able to
make a dimensioned working drawing of some simple part of the machinery with
which he ought to be familiar, or to complete and develop a given example;
(l) to be familiar with the cause and prevention of fires and gas
explosions on board ship, and to understand the principles, construction, and
application of the various fire-extinguishing apparatus.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 53.
For an Ordinary Certificate
53. In addition to the requirements specified in regulation 52, every
candidate for an Ordinary Certificate shall have knowledge of the following
subjects:
(a) the methods of constructing marine steam engines and boilers, as used
in the workshops, the processes to which the several parts are submitted, or
which are incidental to their manufacture; and the methods employed in fitting
the machinery on board ship;
(b) the various designs of paddle and screw steam engines (including
turbines) now adopted; the functions of each important part; and the attention
required by the different parts of the machinery on board ship;
(c) the methods of testing and altering the setting of the slide valves;
and the effect produced in the working of the engines by definite alteration
of the valves' setting;
(d) the construction and working of evaporators, feed heaters and feed
filters;
(e) marine boilers of various modern designs; the manner of staying them,
and also of preventing their movement when the vessels in which they are
fitted are rolling heavily; the determination, by calculation, of a suitable
working pressure for a boiler of given dimensions;
(f) the use and management of boiler fittings and mountings, with special
reference to the water gauges (see Fourth Schedule) and safety valves; the
precautions necessary to be taken when raising steam, and when opening stop
valves to admit steam to steam pipes;
(g) the installations generally employed, respectively, for forcing
draught, superheating steam, and burning oil fuel; the attention they require
when working, and the care necessary for their maintenance in satisfactory
condition.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 54.
For a Motor Certificate
54. In addition to the requirements specified in regulation 52, every
candidate for a Motor Certificate is required-
(a) to be able to give a clear explanation of the principles on which oil,
gas, or other internal combustion engines work, including the methods of
ignition; to point out the differences between them, and to show, by means of
sketches and otherwise, that he understands the details of the construction of
those in general use;
(b) to be familiar with the various methods of supplying air and fuel to
the cylinders of engines of different types; the construction of the apparatus
for carburetting, atomizing or gasifying the fuel; the means of cooling the
cylinders, pistons, &c.; and the construction and working of air compressors;
(c) to have a satisfactory knowledge of the methods of constructing marine
internal combustion engines, as used in the workshops; the processes to which
the several parts are submitted, or which are incidental to their manufacture;
and the methods employed in fitting the machinery on board ship;
(d) to know what attention is required to be paid to the various parts of
the machinery; and to understand the use and management of the different
valves, pipes and connexions;
(e) to be able to state and describe the chief causes which make the
engines difficult to start, and to explain how he would proceed to remedy any
defects arising therefrom; also, to show that he understands the mechanism of
the starting and reversing arrangements, and is competent to deal with any
defects therein;
(f) to be able to explain the principle, construction and arrangement of
primary and secondary batteries, and induction coils, so far as is necessary
for the efficient management of an oil engine;
(g) to possess a good working knowledge of the construction and management
of auxiliary steam boilers and machinery;
(h) to be familiar with the nature and properties of the various oils, &c.,
generally used in internal combustion engines, and to understand what is meant
by "flash" point; also to have a knowledge of the explosive properties of
the gas or vapour given off by these oils, &c., when mixed with a definite
quantity of air; and to be thoroughly conversant with the danger of exposing a
naked light to such gas or vapour, or of allowing any leakage from the oil
tanks, gas producers, pipes, vaporizers, &c., particularly into the vessel's
bilges and other unventilated spaces;
(i) to understand thoroughly the precautions to be taken against fire or
explosion from oil or gas, and how to deal with fire should it break out; also
to be familiar with the action of wire gauze diaphragms, when placed in pipes
and connexions to oil tanks, &c., for the purpose of preventing the explosion
or ignition of the oil vapour therein.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 55.
First Class Engineer
55. (1) Subject to regulation 57, a candidate for a First Class Engineer's
Certificate, whether Ordinary or Motor, shall not be examined unless he is at
least 221/2 years of age, holds a Second Class Certificate and has had the
following service:
(a) service at sea in Foreign-going or Australian Trade for eighteen months
on regular watch on the main propelling machinery, as Senior Engineer in
charge of the whole watch; or
(b) service at sea in the Limited Coast Trade for two years and three
months as First Engineer: or three years as Second Engineer: or three years
and nine months as Third or Fourth Engineer, being Senior Engineer in charge
of the whole watch on the main propelling machinery.
(2) Subject to the provisions of regulations 57 and 58 the whole of the
required period of qualifying service is required to have been performed while
in possession of a Second Class Certificate of the same description (Ordinary
or Motor) as that for which the candidate wishes to be examined, in steamships
of not less than 99 nominal horse-power or motor ships of not less than 560
brake horse-power. At least two-thirds of the specified service is required to
have been in ships of the type (steam or motor) to which the desired
Certificate relates; the remainder of the service may have been in either
steam or motor ships.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 56.
First Class Engineer Syllabus of Examination
56. (1) A candidate for a First Class Engineer's Certificate is required-
(a) to display a superior knowledge of all the subjects specified in
regulation 52 and in either regulation 53 or regulation 54, as the case may
be;
(b) to show that he understands how to maintain in good working condition
any machinery or other appliances which may be placed in his charge, how to
provide against defects and breakdowns, and also that he is competent to carry
out or direct any ordinary repairs or renewals that may be required;
(c) to be acquainted with the usual structure of an ordinary steel ship,
and understand how to preserve in good condition such parts as the bilges,
bunkers, tanks under the boilers, &c.;
(d) to be able to recognize from an indicator diagram any irregularity in
the working of the engine which it may show, to know how this might be
rectified, and to be able to sketch approximately the difference any
alteration in the working of the valves would produce in the diagram; and
(e) to be able to make a satisfactory working drawing of one or more of the
principal parts of the machinery, or other appliances with which he ought to
be familiar, or to complete and develop a given example; and supply the
figured dimensions and other particulars necessary to enable the part or parts
depicted to be made from the drawing.
(2) A candidate for an Ordinary Certificate is also required to be
thoroughly conversant with the principles and practice of surface
condensation, super-heating, and the working of steam expansively, and with
the economical and efficient use of coal and oil fuel.
(3) A candidate for a Motor Certificate is required, in addition to
compliance with the requirements of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, to
know how the flash point of an oil is ascertained, and to be capable of
determining experimentally that of any sample when the necessary apparatus is
provided.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 57.
First Class Certificate without Second
Sub-reg. (1) amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
57. (1) The Minister may allow an applicant who, in consequence of service
abroad, has had no opportunity to obtain a Second Class Certificate of
Imperial Validity, to be examined for a First Class Ordinary, or First Class
Motor Certificate, although he does not possess a Certificate of the lower
grade, provided he is able to satisfy him as to the satisfactory character of
his services.
(2) At least four years' sea service, a fair proportion of which is required
to have been in a responsible capacity, and qualifying for a First Class
Certificate, shall be required before an applicant can be admitted to
examination under this regulation.
Amended by 1963 No. 97 r. 2
(3) All applications under this regulation shall be submitted by the
Examiner to the Principal Examiner for consideration and report to the
Minister.
(4) Where any candidate under this regulation fails to pass the examination
for the First Class Certificate, but passes that for the lower grade, he may
be given a Second Class Certificate of Competency, but no part of the fee will
be returned. If he fails in practical knowledge, he may be re-examined for a
Second Class Certificate only, subject to the regulations relating to such
failures.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 58.
Endorsement of Certificates
58. (1) The holder of an Ordinary Certificate may, at any time, have it
endorsed to the effect that he is competent for service in the appropriate
capacity in motor ships, provided that he proves at least nine months' service
in Foreign-going Trade or thirteen and a half months in the Limited Coast
Trade in a qualifying capacity, in motor ships of horse-power not less than
that required by these Regulations, and passes the appropriate examination.
The holder of a Motor Certificate may have it similarly endorsed for service
in steamships provided that he proves at least twelve months' service in
Foreign-going Trade or eighteen months in the Limited Coast Trade in a
qualifying capacity in steamships of horse-power not less than that required
by these Regulations, and passes the appropriate examination.
(2) Sea service performed in charge of a watch in vessels of the required
horse-power whilst holding a Second Class Certificate, either Ordinary or
Motor, shall be accepted as qualifying for First Class Endorsement of either
denomination, provided that in the case of an Ordinary endorsement the
necessary experience has been gained on both main engines and boilers of a
steamship.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 59.
Extra First Class Engineer
59. (1) A candidate for an Extra First Class Engineer's Certificate shall
possess a First Class Engineer's Ordinary Certificate or a Motor Certificate
endorsed for First Class service in steamships.
(2) In addition to possessing the qualifications, as to general ability and
practical engineering knowledge, specified for First and Second Class
Engineers, an Extra First Class Engineer shall-
(a) be able to write good English, and express himself suitably in reports
and business letters connected with his work, or in essays on technical
subjects of general interest; and to have sufficient knowledge of mathematics
(including trigonometry), to enable him to work problems in mechanical
science;
(b) possess a thorough knowledge of the construction and working of the
different forms of marine engines and propellors in all their details,
including turbines and the various types of internal-combustion engines;
understand the fundamental principles on which they act, and be able to
calculate the strength of the various parts;
(c) be familiar with all the processes employed in the manufacture of
machinery in an engineering workshop;
(d) be acquainted with the general principles of theoretical and applied
mechanics; possess a knowledge of the theory of strain and stress, and be able
to deduce the ordinary rules for the bending of beams and for the twisting and
bending of shafts;
(e) be acquainted with the modern theory of heat, and be able to solve
questions relating to temperatures, pressures and volumes, power, economy and
duty in connexion with engines and boilers;
(f) be able to determine, by means of valve diagrams or otherwise, the
fluctuation of pressure in the cylinders and the effect in a compound engine
of alterations in any one cylinder on the steam pressures, power, &c., of the
others;
(g) understand how to apply the indicator, and be able to draw the proper
conclusions from the diagrams, and to construct the approximate diagrams from
any given data;
(h) be able to produce a good working drawing of any part of the machinery,
with figured dimensions fit to work from;
(i) understand the theoretical principles governing the action of the
screw propellor and the paddle-wheel, and be able to estimate numerically the
effect on the speed of ship and consumption of fuel due to any alteration in
pitch, diameter, revolutions;
(j) be able to give a description of boilers, including those of the
water-tube type, and be familiar with the methods used in their manufacture,
and he must show that he possesses a knowledge of the theoretical principles
which regulate their construction, and that he is able to calculate the
strength of the various parts including the riveting, boiler shell, furnaces,
flat plates, stays, &c.;
(k) understand the general nature of the strains and stresses produced by
steam pressure, temperature, &c., in the various parts of the engines and
boilers;
(l) have a knowledge of the principles involved in determining the size of
a safety-valve, and in the construction of spring-loaded and dead-weight
valves;
(m) possess a thorough knowledge of the practice and theory of combustion;
the chemical composition of fuels, coal, oil; the evaporative duty of fuels of
given composition; the production of draught; the effect, in regard to
economy, safety, and wear and tear, of increasing or diminishing the
proportion of heating surface, of grate surface, of area of section of air
passages, of area of water surface, of steam space and water capacity;
(n) be able to explain the formation of scale and the precipitation of salt
under various conditions, and the precautionary means adopted in respect
thereto;
(o) understand the general principles involved in the construction and
working of the barometer, thermometer, salinometer, steam and vacuum gauges
and other instruments used in the engine room, also of those used in
determining high temperatures, and in conducting experiments on heat;
(p) be familiar with the general results obtained from past experience in
relation to corrosion, pitting, and galvanic action in boilers, and the use of
zinc and soda, and be able to explain the chemical reactions involved and how
to guard against deterioration of the boilers;
(q) understand thoroughly the various causes and conditions which produce
water-hammer action in steam pipes, the dangers occasioned thereby, and the
precautions to be taken against them;
(r) be able to give a variety of illustrations of how defects in the
machinery have arisen from accident, imperfect construction, or deterioration,
and to show how these defects might have been prevented, and the best way of
repairing them;
(s) be familiar with the properties and processes of manufacturing and
testing the ordinary materials used in the construction of machinery, and
possess an intelligent knowledge of the composition and properties of the
lubricants, boiler cements, india-rubber, in general use in ships;
(t) understand the causes of spontaneous combustion and the formation of
explosive gases in coal holds, oil tanks, and the precautionary measures
proper to prevent accidents from these causes;
(u) be acquainted with the fundamental principles and practice of the
generation of electricity and its application to various purposes on board
ship, and be able to describe and explain the working of the various machines,
appliances, and instruments used;
(v) be able to explain the construction and working of the refrigerating
machinery in use on board ship, the electric lighting plant, the steering
engines, hydraulic and pneumatic engines, the pumps, and all auxiliary
machinery placed under the Chief Engineer's control, and have a knowledge of
the other machines and appliances usually found on board ship;
(w) possess a knowledge of the stability of floating bodies, and of the
laws which govern the rolling of ships, and be able to make calculations as to
the effect of filling or emptying ballast tanks, working coal or cargo into or
out of the vessel, moving of weights on board;
(x) possess a practical knowledge of ship construction; understand the
elementary principles involved, and be able to deal with engine and boiler
seatings, and supervise and direct any repairs that may be required to an iron
or steel ship.
The papers will deal mainly with the subjects enumerated in clauses (a) to
(x) of this regulation, but they may include questions on any other subjects
with which a Marine Engineer should be familiar.
If any candidate does not obtain 60 per cent. of the total number of marks
allotted for the papers, he will be declared to have failed.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 60.
Workshop Service
60. A candidate is expected to have served not less than four years as
apprentice Engineer or journeyman, at the making or repairing of steam or
internal combustion engines such as would be recognized as affording useful
training for a Marine Engineer. No time served before the age of fifteen will
be accepted.
Not less than two years of this period should have been devoted to fitting,
erecting or repairing engines of suitable size, either in the works or
outside, and the remaining two years may have been spent (1) on work of this
nature; (2) on work in other branches of the trade, subject to the time
allowances specified in the schedule below; (3) at an approved technical
school, subject to the conditions specified in regulation 63.
SCHEDULE OF TIME ALLOWANCES in respect of workshop service, other than
fitting, erecting or repairing, but performed in connexion with engines of the
nature indicated above. Total maximum allowance two years.
Turning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full time. Working in drawing
office . . . . . . . Full time up to one year, and beyond one year one-half
time. Brass finishing (good heavy work) . . . Full time up to one year,
and beyond one year one-half time. Boiler-making or repairing . . . . . . .
One-half time. Pattern-making . . . . . . . . . . . . . One-half time, with
a maximum allowance of one year. Smith work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
One-half time, with a maximum
allowance of one year. Planing, slotting, shaping, and milling One-third
time. Coppersmith work . . . . . . . . . . . . One-third time, with a
maximum allowance of six months.
In the event of the apprenticeship time being extended to five years or
more, four years at turning followed by one year at fitting or erecting may be
accepted as qualifying.
This regulation applies only to works at which the making or repairing of
engines and boilers forms part of the regular business for which the works
exist. Service at works where the repairing of engines and boilers is merely
incidental to the running of plant, however large, for the production of power
for other machinery, &c., should be dealt with under regulation 61, each case
being considered on its merits.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 61.
Workshop service where engines of suitable size are not made or repaired
61. Workshop Service where Engines of Suitable Size are not Made or
Repaired-Workshop service other than that mentioned in regulation 60 may be
accepted if it is considered useful training for a Sea-going Engineer, but
each case must be submitted to the Principal Examiner for consideration before
the applicant is examined. For every twelve months of such service accepted,
the applicant is required to have performed at least an additional three
months' service on marine engines (steam or motor), either in the works, or at
sea on regular watch on the main propelling machinery or on day work; and a
longer additional period may be required if the deficient character of the
service warrants further compensation.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 62.
Service in foreign workshop
62. Service in Foreign Workshops-The workshops service mentioned in
regulations 60 and 61 shall have been performed in the Commonwealth of
Australia or in well-known works in some other part of the British Empire.
Service in a foreign workshop shall not be accepted unless the examiner is
satisfied in each case that its value is substantially equivalent to that of
service performed in the Commonwealth of Australia. In cases where the
Examiner is not satisfied that the value is equivalent, he shall refer the
matter to the Principal Examiner.
Workshop service in India is in no case to be taken as equivalent to more
than four-fifths of the same period of service in Australia.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 63.
Technical schools
63. Technical Schools-Time spent in day classes in Mechanical Engineering at
an approved Technical School, where there is an engineering laboratory is,
subject to the conditions mentioned in the Sixth Schedule, accepted as
equivalent to workshop service, usually in the ratio of three years in the
Technical School to two years' workshop service, provided that the applicant
has taken the full engineering course, and can produce the Principal's
certificate for regular attendance at all the approved classes, and for
satisfactory progress.
Time spent in attending evening classes in Engineering at approved Technical
Schools shall similarly be allowed to count under the following conditions:
(1) the applicant shall produce a certificate signed by the Principal of
the School to the effect that he has attended regularly at a definite class or
classes, which should be specified, and has made satisfactory progress. This
certificate shall also state the total number of hours spent by the applicant
in attending each class;
(2) time spent by the applicant in attending such classes as have a direct
bearing on the training of a Marine Engineer shall be reckoned at the rate of
five hours to one day. The total number of days so obtained shall then be
accepted in lieu of a certain fraction of the same period of workship service.
This fraction shall be fixed for each school at the time of approval, and will
generally be two-thirds;
(3) an applicant who has attended a Technical School in the evening, while
being employed as an apprentice Engineer or journeyman during the day, shall,
in order that the school time may be accepted, produce satisfactory proof that
he has spent the full working day in the works at which he is employed before
attending the school. Such proof will usually take the form of a statement in
the testimonial as to workshop service given by the employer;
(4) time spent in Technical Schools in the United Kingdom, approved by the
British Board of Trade, shall be accepted to the extent prescribed in the
Board of Trade regulations, for the time being in force, relating to the
Examination of Engineers.
Time spent in foreign technical schools can in no circumstances be
recognized.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 64.
Sea service Definition of ''Limited Coast Trade''
Australian Trade N.L.C. (not leaving coast)
64. (1) Notwithstanding that a candidate's official discharges may be
endorsed "Limited Coast Trade ", for all purposes of calculating sea service
the words "Limited Coast Trade" in these Regulations shall mean service in
vessels making voyages between terminal ports outside the River and Bay
limits, and less than 500 nautical miles apart. The voyages between Brisbane
and Sydney, Sydney and Melbourne, Melbourne and Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart
are, for purposes of examination, to be in all cases considered as Australian
trade.
(2) In cases where a candidate's Discharges are marked "Australian Trade
(N.L.C.)" (not leaving coast), and there is reason to believe that the vessel
in which the qualifying service has been performed was engaged in trading
between terminal ports less than 500 miles apart, such service shall only be
reckoned at two-thirds the value of Australian Trade.
(3) Where any doubt arises in respect to the nature of any voyage made the
candidate shall be required to submit proof in the form of a testimonial from
the Master showing the exact nature of such voyage, otherwise all such service
shall be assessed at the lower rate.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 65.
Sea-service
65. The sea-service required by these Regulations is, unless otherwise
stated, service performed in Foreign-going ships, Australian Trade Ships and
Limited Coast Trade Ships propelled by engines of at least the horse-power
specified for the respective grades of Certificate.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1926 - SECT. 66.
Nominal horse-power
66. The nominal horse-power, as given on the vessel's Certificate of
Registry, may in all cases be accepted by the examiners, or it may be
determined by the following formula:
(3H+D*2* *3* S) *3* P N.H.P.=
-------------------- 700 Where
H=heating surface of main boilers, in square feet, measured down to the level
of the fire-bars, but excluding the front tube plate.
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