Matters on which candidates to satisfy Board

No person eligible for examination under these Regulations shall be granted a certificate of competency unless he satisfies the Board of his ability to read and write and of his knowledge of the following: (a) the international regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea; (b) charts and their use; Belize Port Authority 53 (c) fixing the position of a vessel by compass bearings; (d) variation and deviation of a compass and the application of same to compass courses and bearings; (e) the ports of Belize including the depth of water within each port, off-lying shoals, reefs, the width of channels and other details relating to the regular navigational routes in the waters of Belize; (f) the courses and distances between places within Belize; (g) the complete management of a vessel including the anchoring, mooring and unmooring and berthing of vessels; (h) all recognised anchorages in the Belize Harbour and other harbours in Belize; (i) the marks on and the use of the hand lead line; (j) hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean area and weather conditions in Belize; (k) the law and regulations governing pilotage in Belize; (l) the international signals to be given by vessels with respect to pilots, and of any other matters which the Board of Examiners may consider necessary. 54 Belize Port Authority