The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02
OFFICERS OF STEAMERS, ATTENTION
What Masters and Mates Of Steam Vessels
Shall Hereafter Know Of Navigation and
Scamanship.
The following important notice has just been is-
sued 1t is replete with interest to all officers OF
ocean passenger steamships

sued. IL Is replete with interest to all oncers OF
ocean passenger steamships
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES J
LOCAL INSPECTORS OF STEAMERS,
% Pine street, New York, Sept. Is, 1871. }
NOTICE To MASTERS AND MATES OF STEAMERS.
Of New York would respectfully call the attention @!
masters and mares OF steam vessels 10 section IA,
Is Wen as ether portions s q the amt M law
tans and chief mates of steamers shall be licensed
such by the United States Boards OF Inspectors OF
steamers, which law, in accordance with Depart
ment Circular OF August ~, 1871, is now IN full
force.
fore receiving license WIN be required to pass
satisfactory examination In the following branches
OF navigation and seamanship. viz. :-1-Days work
the log book. 3-The use OF the quadrant ana adj
justing the same. 4-MerdIan attitudes for finding
ing time. o-Longifude by chronometer. THE
use Of charts, finding course and distance. s-Mer-
GATORS sailing by loSaritnms s,Lautuae y By y
method. 12-variatton Of compass by amplitude.
13-Appllcaton Of local deviation Of compass.
SEANANSHIP
1-Rigging shears and taking In nnasts. rig
ging snip and lifting spars. 3-Rigglng temporary
oS 81 shin sS vsfns On ss
6-Use OF barometer. knowledge Of lights ana
signals, steam whistles and precautions to be used
thick weather. S-Marklng lead and log lines, log
glasses. s--stowage Of cargo. dunnage, &c.
Masters OF ocean passenger steamships will be re-
CURED 10 psss perfectly in the following
1-Days' work by inspection; middle latitude sail
inn use Of Mercator's charts 2=Course and dis
lance by Mercator's saiilng logarithms. s-Adjust
Ing and use OF sextant Octant and quadrant. A.
Latitude by meridian; altitude OF the sun and moon.
6-Latitude by polar star. 6-ChrOnometer time
and finding time by sunrise and sunset; SUMS alIi.
tude. 7-Sumner's method Of finding position at
sea. 8-Parallel sailing by logarithms. 9-Varia-
non Of the compass Oy amplitude: lo-Application
OF local deviation OF compass. Acknowledge Of
the law Of storms and use OF barometer. 12-Know-
ledge OF lights on the coast 13-KnOwledge OF cur
rents on the coast and Gulf Stream.
Examination Of masters as to seamanship will be
the same as mates and in addition thereto they viii
be required to have knowledge of Custom House
ana insurance laws. managing ship In bad weather,
heaving to, &C.
In addition to the foregoing any master or mate
passing creditably the following examination Will
be rated In their certificates as Extra Grade,''
viz.:-1-Meridian attitudes Of sum- moon and stars,
for finding the latitude. 2-Clrcnm- meridian alti.
tudes. 3-Latitudes by double attitudes 4-Equal
attitudes. 6-Lunar distances. 6-Plain trgonom-
aZimuth.
Blanks viii be furnished at this ONCE ana appll-
cations for licenses will be received Wednesdays
and Saturdays after the LIST OF October next.
L. II. B0OLE,
JOHN X. MATHEWS
q. s. Local Inspectors OF Steamers District OF New
York.