National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-21

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RELATIVE TO
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
ADMISSION INTO THE NAVAL SER.
VICE AS ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, November IL, 1874. !
Paragraph &c., Regulations for the Navy, 1870,
is hereby altered and amended to read as fol-
Before candidate can be commissioned an
Assistant Engineer in the Navy, he must have
passed an examination before naval medical off,
GERS as 10 his physical fitness, and satisfactory
examination before board Of naval engineer
officers designated by the Secretary Of the Navy,
as the wants of the service require.
Application for permission to appear before
such Board must be made in writing, to the Sec
rotary Of the Navy, stating the age and residence
of the applicant, and must be accompanied by
satisfactory testimonials as to good moral char
acter, correct habits, and sound constitution Tho
application will be registered, and when Board
next meets permission will be sent to the appli-
can't at the discretion Of the Department, stating
the time and place Of meeting Of the Board.
A candidate fOT an appointment 10 the grade OF
Assistant Engineer must be not less than nine
teen, nor more than tWenty-six, years OF age; he
must have had not less than two years OF service
in the fabrcating and management Of steam ma
chnery for marine purposes, and shall give salts
factory evidence of his skill in such capacities; or
else have served not less than that period as m
engineer on board Of steamer provided with a
cOndensing engine, and must have obtained GER
tihcates iron the director or experimenting en-
gineer as 70 his ability.
He will BE- examined on the following subjects:
!. Testimonials,
?. English grammar, composition and penman-
ship
g. Mechanical drawing; size of sheet IS by %
inches. Name and date to be in the lower right
hand corner.
1. Arithmetic. The elements Of the following
subjects: Algebra, geometry, mensuratiOn, plane
trigonometry, analytical and descriptive geome-
try.
5. Elementary mechanics and physics.
Q. Chemistry Of the elementary bodies, and
general principles Of chemical philosophy.
Z. Reading, writing and speaking the French
language.
s. Explanation OF the manner of putting en-
gines in operation; how to regulate their action
and guard against danger from boilers, due to
fOaming and other causes. Boiler scale; the
causes of, the means Of preventing its formation,
its chemical composition, and how to remove It.
The loss by blowing of. The various instru-
ments for determining the density Of the water,
their principles, the method Of graduating and
manner Of using them.
9. Description OF the various marine boilers
commonly used, together with their Attachments
10. Description Of the different kinds OF con-
densers and air and feed pumps, and their con-
nectiOns; causes of their arrangements, and how
to prevent and remedy them.
II. Principles and peculiarities Of the different
kinds of steam and expansion valves and valve
gears applied to steam machinery.
u. The theory of using steam eXpansively,
together with the limits and notifications i'm
posed, and the necessary calculations relating
thereto.
Is. The construction and mode of applying the
indicator, and the Interpretation OF its diagrams.
The construction and principles Of the various
steam and vacuum gauges, and causes Of their
Il. Practical building and repairing of steam
machinery,