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These 1941 Regulations set out the detailed eligibility, evidence, exam syllabuses, timetables, fees and administrative rules for granting, endorsing and cancelling Certificates of Competency for marine engineers under the Navigation Act 1912–1935. They affect apprentice and watchkeeping engineers, naval artificers, technical‑school students and exam candidates; candidates pay prescribed fees (reg 12), must produce service/testimonials (regs 7,17,31,33) and are assessed by local Examiners, the Principal Examiner and the Director (regs 8,9,11). They mechanically organise who may serve as certified engineers and how certification is authorised.
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STATUTORY RULES.
1941. No. 129.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1935.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1935.
Dated this eleventh day of June, 1941.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
for Minister of State for Commerce.
NAVIGATION (EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS) REGULATIONS 1941.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Citation.
Parts.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Qualifications required for the various Grades of Certificates of Competency.
Division 1.—Age.
Division 2.—Workshop Service.
Division 3.—Sea Service.
Part III.—Examinations and Issue of Certificates.
Commencement.
Application.
Definitions.
5.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“certificate” means a Certificate of Competency granted 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, and includes any Dominion or Colonial Certificate specified in the First Schedule;
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12th June, 1941.
7947.—8/1.5.1941.—Price 1s. 3d.
(Certificates may be designated as follows:—
(i) Steam Certificates—entitling the holders to serve as engineers in the grade certified in steam ships;
(ii) Motor Certificates—entitling the holders to serve as engineers in the grade certified in motor ships, i.e., ships propelled by internal combustion engines using oil, spirit, gas, or other similar motive agent; and
(iii) Combined Steam and Motor Certificates—entitling the holders to serve as engineers in the grade certified in both steam and motor ships.)
“Examiner” means the Examiner of Engineers at any port in the Commonwealth;
“nominal horse-power” in relation to a steam ship means the nominal horse-power taken from the Certificate of Registry or determined by the formula—
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;
D2 = square of diameter of low pressure cylinder, or sum of squares of diameters of cylinders in non-compound engines, measured in inches;
S = length of stroke of engines in inches;
P = pressure of main boilers in pounds per square inch;
“the Act” means the Navigation Act 1912-1935, as amended from time to time;
“the Principal Examiner” means the Principal Examiner of Engineers for the Commonwealth.
(2.) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule shall be read as a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.
Places and times of examination.
6.—(1.) Examinations under these Regulations may be conducted at the ports of Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney.
(2.) Except during the month of December, when no examinations shall be held, examinations shall commence on the third Monday in each month for Second Class Certificates, and on the fourth Monday in each month for First Class Certificates, excepting at the Port of Fremantle, where examinations may be conducted by arrangement.
(3.) The time-tables of examinations shall be in accordance with the Second Schedule.
(4.) Where any examination day falls on a public holiday, the Parts of the examination set down for that day and for each succeeding day shall be conducted in each case one day later.
Applications for examinations.
7.—(1.) A candidate for examination under these Regulations shall make written application for examination on a form which shall be supplied by the Superintendent and the application shall be accompanied by—
(a) the candidate’s original certificate of apprenticeship;
(b) testimonials;
(c) discharges; and
(d) other necessary documents,
and, subject to sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation, shall be lodged with the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office (in this Part referred to as “the Superintendent”) at the port where the candidate desires to be examined at least four clear working days before the date of examination.
(2.) A candidate shall also supply a copy of each of the documents specified in paragraphs (b) and (d) of the last preceding sub-regulation.
(3.) A candidate who has previously failed in any section of an examination and has been issued with a notice of failure accordingly shall attach that notice to his form of application for examination.
(4.) 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.
Acceptance of candidates for examination.
8.—Before the acceptance of any application for examination, the Examiner shall satisfy himself that there are not any gaps in the 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. Where the Examiner considers that hardship would be inflicted upon a candidate by refusal to examine him, the Examiner shall refer the case to the Principal Examiner who shall decide the matter.
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 application (including copies as required by sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 7 of these Regulations) to the local Examiner or, if at a port where there is no Examiner, to the Superintendent, and shall pay the prescribed examination fee.
(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 submit it to the Director for decision.
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.
Proof of British nationality.
11.—(1.) Proof of the British nationality of a candidate for a certificate may be made by the production of—
(a) the candidate’s birth certificate or a properly certified copy thereof;
(b) the candidate’s certificate of naturalization; or
(c) a certificate of competency granted to the candidate under the Act in respect of a grade lower than that in respect of which the candidate seeks examination.
(2.) Where a candidate cannot produce the evidence specified in the last preceding sub-regulation, his British nationality may be proved by such other documentary evidence as the Examiner deems sufficient.
(3.) Where, in the opinion of the Examiner, any doubt exists as to the candidate’s nationality, the case shall be referred to the Director for decision.
(4.) A candidate shall prove to the satisfaction of the Examiner that he can speak and write the English language sufficiently well to enable him to perform his duties as an engineer.
Fees.
12.—(1.) The following fees shall be payable on each occasion on which a candidate presents himself for an examination for a Certificate of Competency or for the endorsement of a certificate:—
(A) Examination for Second Class Certificate—Steam, or Motor, or Combined Steam and Motor.
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