38. 39. 40. What are "diurnal motions"? How are logarithms used? What advantage is gained by their use? 41, 21. How can you find the variation of the compass by an 42. 43. 44. 45. 46, 22. 47, 23. amplitude? What are the causes of local deviation of the compass? How can you correct them? What do you understand by "Mercator's chart”? How would you heave a steamer to in a gale? How would you heave a steamer to if machinery was dis abled? 48, 24. Explain use and construction of a "drag"? 49. 50, 25. 51, 26. 52, 27. 53, 28. 54, 29. 55, 30. 56, 31. What method would you adopt to steer a ship if the rudder was lost or disabled? What are the fog-signals for a steamer under weigh? What is the light for a vessel at anchor? How do you obtain the bearing of the centre of a cyclone? What motions has a cyclone? What signal do you make for a pilot? What is a "bill of lading"? 57. 58. 59. 60. 61, 32. 32, 33. What is a manifest? 68, 36. What is the penalty when an officer of a steamer fails to keep the equipment in proper order? 69. What monthly report are you required by law to make to the United States Local Inspectors? 70, 37. What publications are required by law to be on board steamers and which are you compelled to allow passengers to use if called for? What are the duties of watchmen in passenger steamers and how many are required? 71, 38. 72, 39. 73, 40. What notices regarding life-preservers are required and How can you test a life-preserver? how many? 74, 41. Where are life-preservers to be located? PUGSLEY'S NEW GUIDE TO THE United States Local Inspectors Examination OF Masters and Mates OF Ocean-Going Steam and Sailing Ships CONTAINING ALL USEFUL INFORMATION AND Explaining How to Find Latitude and Longitude by BY CAPT. R. M. PUGSLEY (LATE MASTER U. S. TRANSPORT SERVICE) Author of "The Pilot," "How to Do the Work," "The Navigator," |