National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-22
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
ADMISSION INTO THE NAVAL SER
VICE AS ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
NAVY DEPARTMEFT, I

RELATIVE To
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
ADMISSION INTO THE NAVAL SER
VICE As ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, November Il, 1874. !
Paragraph sos Regulations for the Navy, 1870,
is hereby altered and amended to read as fol-
lows:
Before a candidate can he commissioned an
Assistant Engineer in the Navy, he must have
passed an examination before naval medical Off
GERS as 10 his physical fitness and a satisfactory
examination before board of naval engineer
officers designated by the Secretary of the Navy,
as the wants Of til 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 to good moral char
acteT, correct habits. and sound constitution. The
application will be registered, and when Board
next meets PERMISSION will be sent TO the aDDli-
can't at the discretion Of the Department, stating
the time and place OF meeting f the Board.
A candidate for an appointment to the grade of
Assistant Engineer must be not less than nine
teen, nor more than tWenJy-siX, years OF age; he
must have had not less than two years of service
in the tabricating and management Of steam ma
ch.nery 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
engineer on board of a steamer provided with a
cCndensing engine, and must have obtained GER
tihcateS rom the director or experimenting en-
gineer as to his ability.
He will be examined on the following subjects:
!. Testimonials.
A~L5lAsA SAaAA4LL4dLs SOLiElOelSlOu anu p6uudu-
ship.
3 Mechanical drawing; size of sheet IS by 25
inches. Name and date TO be in the lower right
hand corner.
J. Arithmetic. The elements OF the following
subjects: Algebra, geometry, mensuratiOn, plane
trigonometry, analytica and descriptive geOme-
try.
5. Elementary mechanics and physics.
Q. Chemistry Of the elementary bodies, and
general principles Of chemical philosophy.
-. heauing, writing and speaking tine French
language.
s. Explanation OF the manner of putting en-
gines III 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,
fits 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 AL feed pumps, and their con-
DectiOns; causes Of their arrangements, and how
20 prevent and remedy them.
II. Principles and pecnlartties Of the different
KINGS OF steam and expansion valves and valve
gears applied to steam N lChInery.
Z. The theory Of using steam eXpansively,
together with the limits and notifications i'm
posed and the necessary calculations relating
thereto.
indicator, and he Interpretation Of It's diagrams.
The construction and principles " the various
steam and vacuum gauges, and causes OF their
arrangement.
Il. Practical building and repairing Of steam
machinery.