The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-03

ton of wireless on certain vessels,
comes into force on July 1 next. II
is known as the Wireless Ship Act
of June "a, 1910, and section 1, after
the preamble reads: "That from and
after the first day of July, 1911, it
shall be unlawful for any ocean-going
steamer of the United States, or oil
any foreign country, carrying pass IN
gers and carrying fifty or more per-
sons, including passengers and crew.
to leave or attempt to leave any port
Of the United States unless such
steamer shall be equipped with an
efficient apparatus for radiocommuni
cation, in good working order, in
charge of a person skilled in the use
of such apparatus, which apparatus
shall be capable of transmitting and
receiving messages over a distance of
at least one hundred r 4es, night or
day; Provided, that the provisions of
this act shall not apply to steamers
plying only between ports less than
two hundred miles apart"
This information has just been re-
ceived by Collector Stackable in a
circular letter from the Department
Of Commerce and Labor Washington
The letter goes on to state, after hav-
ing given the first section of the act,
that wireless operators holding valid
certificates, issued by any government
which is a party to the Berlin Radio
Geographic Convention, will be recog-
nized as persons skilled in the use
of such apparatus" unless in the case
of a specific individual there may be
good reason to doubt the operators
skill and reliability. Such certificates
should be ready at hand for the in
spection of customs or other officers
before the ship departs from the Unit
ed States.
The following regulations are pro-
mulgated for other wireless ship oper-
ators: (a) The Department of Com
merce e Labor will issue operators
certificates of skill in radio-communi-
cation and operators holding them will
be recognized as persons Skilled in
the use of such apparatus" within the
meaning of the act cited, unless in
the case of specific individual there
~, ~ h. UOOd raogOD 70 do,,bt tho omar
ators' skill and reliability. Such GER
tificates should be ready at hand for
the inspection of customs or other
officers before the ship departs from
the United States. 1t is recommended
that they be kept in the wireless oper-
ating room. (b) To secure a GER
tificate an operator will pass an ex-
animation in the adjustment of APP
paratus, correction of faults, change
from one wave length to another,
transmission and sound reading at
speed of not less than fifteen words
a minute, American Morse, twelve
words Continental. (c) The examin-
alton will be held at the United States
Navy Yards, at Boston, Mass, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, Washington, D. c.;
Norfork, Va, Charleston, S. c., New
Orleans, La, Mare Island (San Fran
CISCO, Cal, and Puget Sound, Wash,
and also at the Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D. c. Onthe Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts the examinations will be-
gin on or about May 10; on the Pa
cific coast, on or about May 49, APP
plicants for certificates should COM
municate in writing VIII the com
mandants of the navy yards named,
or to the director of the bureau of
to ascertain the day and
hour when they can be examined. The
certificates will be at the places
named. Id After an applicant has
secured a certificate he should 20 !
before a notary public to take the
usual oath for the preservation of Sc
crecy of messages received in the line
VI uuNgs NCJ nc NGllllCdl6 Will ne |
valid for two years, subject to sus
pension or revocation by the Secra-
tary of Commerce and Labor for cause.
Local applicants for certificates are
referred to the commandant at the
naval station, Honolulu
The provisions of the new act will
not affect the vesselse of the Inter
Island Company, nor those of the
Observation-Disclosures Company.
A copy of the certificate to be given
10 successful applicants, shows that
a3SS9ESGoesa,GISe52@DS9995GNSSa
WILLIAM T. FRYE, Am, ship, for
Delaware Breakwater, May o.
NILEHLMINA, ar San Francisco
from Honolulu, May 80.
". H. MARSTON, Am. scnr., from
San EranpiooO 10 Hono1,,I,, ,ul