MARINE EXAMINATIONS
PERCENTAGES OF PASSES YACHT MASTERS* TICKETS ' t [by TKLEGItAI'H —SPECIAL HEI'OHTKIt] WELLINGTON, Friday One hundred and twelve examinations for masters and mates were held during the past year, according to the annual report of the Marine Department for tho 12 months ended March 31.• The percentages for foreign-going and home-trade certificates were as follows:—Foreign going: Full pass, 42; partial pass, 42; failure, 16. .Home trade: Full pass, 01.8; partial pass, 23.5; failure, 14.7. Two candidates passed for fore-and-aft sailing ship endorsement, and one candidate for compass syllabus. The report states that the regulations governing tho examination for certificates as yacht masters in New Zealand waters had been altered as a result of representations made by the Auckland branch of tho Navy League. Tho age limit had been raised to 23 and a period of three years' service in sea-going yachts substituted for the ownership clause. Sinco the alteration 13 candidates, all of whom had passed, had presented themselves for examination. They hiul shown a good knowledge of navigation and a commondablo standard of seamanship.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23429, 19 August 1939, Page 20
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176MARINE EXAMINATIONS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23429, 19 August 1939, Page 20
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