Navigation (Examination of Masters and Mates) Regulations
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Division 5.—Extra Master.
Examination for certificate as Extra Master.
41.—(1.) An examination may be held for an Extra Master’s Certificate.
(2.) Such certificate shall entitle the holder to go to sea as Master of any mechanically-propelled vessel.
(3.) A candidate for Extra Master who wishes to be qualified to act as Master of sailing ships may, upon the performance of the necessary sea service in sailing ships, be examined for a sailing ship endorsement as Master at the time of such examination.
Time when examination may be held.
- A candidate may be examined for an Extra Master’s certificate when he is qualified to be examined for a Master’s foreign-going certificate, or at any time subsequent to his having passed the examination for that certificate.
Syllabus—Extra Master.
43.—(1.) Every candidate for an Extra Master’s certificate shall—
(a) be examined in the subjects mentioned in sub-regulation (3) of this regulation;
(b) possess such mathematical and scientific knowledge as will enable him to have a thorough understanding of his technical subjects; and
(c) be examined orally in seamanship.
(2.) The oral examination shall include a viva voce examination on the matter prescribed for the written papers and the results of such viva voce examination shall be taken into account in assessing marks for written papers.
(3.) Subject to the preceding sub-regulations of this regulation, the subjects of the examination for an Extra Master’s certificate shall include the following:—
mathematics. (3 hours.)
(a) Mensuration and Drawing (proofs not required).—Areas, perimeters and general properties of triangles, parallelograms, polygons, circles, segments and sectors of circles. Areas of irregular figures and waterplanes. Volumes and surface areas of parallelopipeds, cones, cylinders, spheres, wedges and ship-shaped bodies. Simple drawing in plan and elevation (i.e. elements of solid geometrical drawing). Beading of simple engineering and shipbuilding drawings.
(b) Algebra.—The evaluation of formulae. The solution of equations of the first degree with one or two variables; quadratics; problems involving these. Powers and indices. Logarithms and their properties. Arithmetical and geometrical progressions. Simple graphical methods, including graphical solution of equations. Use of curves.
(c) Geometry.—A knowledge of the substance of the geometrical properties of the following so far as they are dealt with in the propositions of Euclid indicated—
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padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13, 14, 15.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Parallel straight lines</span><span style="width:94.33pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">27, 28, 29, 80.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Properties of angles of triangles</span><span style="width:47.29pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">32 (and cor.).</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Congruence of triangles and properties of triangles</span><span style="width:28.41pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4, 8, 26, 5, 6.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Parallelograms</span><span style="width:121.22pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">33, 34.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Areas</span><span style="width:161.55pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">35, 41 and 43.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Relation between squares on sides of right-angled triangle</span><span style="width:32.33pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">I.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">47.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Notions on loci.</span><span style="width:116.62pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Geometry of Circle—</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:1.45pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chords</span><span style="width:139.57pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">III.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3, 14, 15.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:1.45pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Properties of angles in a circle</span><span style="width:37.87pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">III.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20, 21, 22, 31, 33, 26–29.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:48.3%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:1.45pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Tangent properties</span><span style="width:88.58pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:9.28%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bk.</span></p></td><td style="width:8.04%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">III.</span></p></td><td style="width:34.38%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16, 18, 19.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```