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[接上页] (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y s 10 Appeals from decisions of examiner Any candidate who is aggrieved by any decision of the examiner may appeal in writing to the Authority within 30 days of being notified of such a decision and the Authority may confirm, vary or reverse any such decision or substitute therefor such other decision as he thinks fit. (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y s 11 Lost, etc., certificates (1) Subject to subsection (2), where a certificate of competency as A.B. issued to any seafarer has been lost, defaced or destroyed, the Authority may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the seafarer another certificate in like terms, and any such certificate so issued shall, for the purposes of these Rules, have the same effect as the certificate lost, defaced or destroyed, as the case may be. (2) The Authority- (a) shall not issue a certificate of competency as A.B. pursuant to subsection (1) to a seafarer unless the seafarer supplies the Authority with such information as the Authority requires to satisfy the Authority that the certificate which it will replace has in fact been lost, defaced or destroyed; and (b) may waive or reduce the prescribed fee referred to in subsection (1) where he is satisfied that the certificate concerned has been lost, defaced or destroyed without fault on the part of the seafarer to whom it was issued. (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y s 12 Record of certificates A record of all certificates of competency as A.B. issued under these Rules and of the suspension, cancellation or alteration of, and any other matters affecting, such certificates, shall be kept by the Authority. (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y s 13 Appeals Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority- (a) under section 6(3) to refuse his application for the grant of a certificate of competency as A.B.; or (b) under section 10 (whether to confirm, vary or reverse the decision concerned of the examiner or to substitute another decision therefor) where that person is the candidate concerned,may appeal against the decision to the Administrative Appeals Board. (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y s 14 Saving A certificate issued under the repealed Rules and in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules shall be deemed to be a certificate issued under these Rules, and the provisions of these Rules shall apply accordingly. (Enacted 1996) Cap 478Y Sched 1 SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS A.B. [section 3] PART I Nautical Knowledge 1. The meaning of common nautical terms. 2. The names and function of various parts of a ship, for example, decks, compartments, ballast tanks, bilges, air pipes, strum boxes. 3. Knowledge of compass card 0 to 359. Ability to report the approximate bearing of an object in degrees or points on the bow. 4. Reading, streaming and handing a patent log. 5. Markings on a hand lead line, taking a cast of the hand lead and correctly reporting the sounding obtained. 6. Marking of the anchor cable. 7. Understanding helm orders. 8. The use of life-saving and fire-fighting appliances. Practical Work (To be tested as far as possible by practical demonstration) 9. Knots, hitches and bends in common use- Reef knot Bowline and bowline on the bight Timber hitch Sheet bend, double and single Clove hitch Sheepshank Rolling hitch Round turn and two half hitches Figure of eight Wall and crown Marlinspike hitch To whip a rope's end using plain or palm and needle whipping. To put a seizing on rope and wire. To put a stopper on a rope or wire hawser, and derrick lift. 10. Splicing plaited and multi-strand manila and synthetic-fibre rope, eye splice, short splice and back splice. Splicing wire rope, eye splice using a locking tuck. Care in use of rope and wire. 11. Slinging a stage, rigging a bosun's chair and pilot ladder. 12. Rigging a derrick. Operating a winch; general precautions to be taken before and during the operation of a winch whether used for working cargo or for warping. 13. The use and operation of a windlass in anchor work and in warping. Safe handling of moorings with particular reference to synthetic-fibre ropes and self-tensioning winches. Precautions to be taken in the stowage of chain cable and securing the anchors for sea. 14. A knowledge of the gear used in cargo work and an understanding of its uses. General maintenance with particular reference to wires, blocks and shackles. 15. The safe handling of hatch covers including mechanical hatch covers; battening down and securing hatches and tank lids. PART II English Language Comprehension Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiner that he has sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand, or give, any necessary orders that may be given to or by him in the course of the performance of his duties on a ship. Cap 478Y Sched 2 NAUTICAL TRAINING SCHOOLS [sections 5 & 8] Place Name of school Period of reduction in qualifying sea service Hong Kong Hong Kong Sea School 3 months Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 6 months Hong Kong Seamen's Training Centre of the Vocational Training Council Nil Cap 478Y Sched 3 [section 6] FORM CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS A.B. HONG KONG Hong Kong Crest Certificate of competency as A.B. Certificate Number .......... Name in full Date of birth Employment Registration Book Number/Service Record Book Number/ Discharge Book Number* Photograph English Space for photograph Place of birth Chinese This is to certify that the above-named is duly qualified in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Certificates of Competency as A.B.) Rules. ................................................. Seafarers' Authority. ............................................... Signature of holder. ............................................... Examiner. [Office Date Stamp] *Delete as appropriate. |