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"7. Any applicant for license who has been duly examined 

 and refused may come before any local board for reexamination 

 after 1 yr. has expired. 



"8. When any person makes application for license it shall 

 be the duty of the local inspectors to give the applicant the 

 required examination as soon as practicable. 



"9. Any person who has served at least 1 yr. as master, 

 commander, pilot, or engineer of any steam vessel of the United 

 States in any service in which a license as master, mate, pilot, 

 or engineer was not required at the time of such service, shall 

 be entitled to license as master, mate, pilot, or engineer, if the 

 inspectors, upon written examination, as required for appli- 

 cants for original license, may find him qualified: Provided, 

 That the experience of any such applicant within 3 yr. of making 

 application has been such as to qualify him to serve in the 

 capacity for which he makes application to be licensed. 



"Any officer of the Naval Militia who is an applicant for 

 license as chief engineer or assistant engineer of steam vessels 

 of the Naval Militia may be examined by inspectors and 

 granted a special license as such, and for no other purpose, if, 

 in the judgment of the inspectors, he is qualified. And the 

 inspectors shall state on the license the name of the vessel on 

 which such master, mate, pilot, or engineer is authorized to act 

 in the capacity for which he is licensed. 



"All licenses issued to officers of the Naval Militia provided 

 for in the preceding paragraph of this section shall be surren- 

 dered upon the party holding it becoming disconnected from the 

 Naval Militia by resignation or dismissal from such service; 

 and no license shall be issued as above except upon the official 

 recommendation of the chief officer in command of the Naval 

 Militia station of the State in which the applicant is serving. 



"10. No person holding special license (Form 878) shall be 

 eligible for examination for a higher grade of license until such- 

 person has actually served two full seasons under the authority 

 of his license and one additional full season in a subordinate 

 capacity upon steamers requiring regularly licensed officers. 



"11. Whenever an officer shall apply for a renewal of his 

 license for the same grade the presentation of the old certificate 

 shall be considered sufficient evidence of his litle to renewal, 



