296 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



"Third assistant engineer of condensing lake, bay, and sound 

 steamers. 



"First, second, and third assistant engineers may act as such 

 on any steamer of the grade of which they hold license, or as 

 such assistant engineer on any steamer of a lower grade than 

 those to which they hold a license. 



"Any person having a third assistant engineer's license for 

 2 yr., and having had 2 yr. experience as oiler or water tender 

 since receiving said license, shall be eligible for examination for 

 second assistant engineer's license. 



"Inspectors may designate upon the certificate of any chief 

 or assistant engineer the tonnage of the vessel on which he may 

 act. 



"Any assistant engineer may act as engineer in charge on 

 steamers of 100 T. and under. In all cases where an assistant 

 engineer is permitted to act as engineer in charge, the inspectors 

 shall so state on the face of his certificate of license without 

 further examination. 



"21. It shall be the duty of an engineer when he assumes 

 charge of the boilers and machinery of a steamer to forthwith 

 thoroughly examine the same, and if he finds any part thereof 

 in bad condition, caused by neglect or inattention on the part 

 of his predecessor, he shall immediately report the facts to the 

 master, owner, or agent, and to the local inspectors of the dis- 

 trict, who shall thereupon investigate the matter, and if the 

 former engineer has been culpably derelict of his duty, they 

 shall suspend or revoke his license. 



"22. Before making general repairs to a boiler of a steam 

 vessel the engineer in charge of such steamer shall report, in 

 writing, the nature of such repairs to the local inspector of the 

 district wherein such repairs are to be made. 



"And it shall be the duty of all engineers when an accident 

 occurs to the boilers or machinery in their charge tending to 

 render the further use of such boilers or machinery unsafe until 

 repairs are made, or when, by reason of ordinary wear, such 

 boilers or machinery have become unsafe, to report the same to 

 the local inspectors immediately upon the arrival of the vessel 

 at the first port reached subsequent to the accident, or after the 

 discovery of such unsafe condition by said engineer. 



