TRAINING FOR THE SEA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21781, 21 April 1934, Page 12

TRAINING FOR THE SEA

FACILITIES AT AUCKLAND Attention has frequently been draw , to the lack of opportunity in New Zefi land for boys who are desirous of goinj.' to sea, and the lack of facilities for training h&s been one of the greatest handicaps in this connection.' Arrange* ments are to be made shortly, however, to establish at the Richmond Nautical (Technical) School, Auckland, a prevocational training school similar to several at present operating in England, trainees at which are allowed the con* cession of counting part of the time spent in studies as qualifying sea sejv vice. . The school has in the past confined its attentions, so far as the merchant service is concerned, to teaching candi» dates for examinations for certificates of competency. After inspection and ap» proval of a comprehensive syllabus of work, however, the Marine Department has recently granted the privilege of allowing time spent in the junior school to count as qualifying "service. At the same time permission was given for time spent in the senior school to count as half-time, up to a maximum of two months, for qualifying for a second mate's certificate.