An applicant for license as master of coastwise steam vessels on route not exceeding 300 miles shall pass a satisfactory examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects:
1. Chart navigation. 2. Aids to navigation on route. 3. Determination of distance from a fixed object. 4. International rules for preventing collisions at sea. 5. Storm signals. 6. Such further examination of a non-mathematical character as the local inspectors may require
25. An applicant for license as master of sail vessels of over 700 gross tons shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the local inspectors that he has had the following experience:
_First._ Five years' service in the deck department of sail vessels of 200 gross tons or over, one year of such service shall have been as master of sail vessels of 500 gross tons or over, or
_Second._ Two years' service as master of sail vessels of 200 gross tons or over, or
_Third._ Two years' service as mate of sail vessels of 500 gross tons or over, or
_Fourth._ Two years' service as master of auxiliary sail vessels of 100 gross tons or over.
In cases where the experience of an applicant for license as master of sail vessels does not meet the specific requirements of this section, other service which the local inspectors consider a fair and reasonable equivalent may be accepted by them in lieu of the service herein specified.
Examination for license as master of sail vessels.
26. An applicant for license as master of sail vessels shall pass a satisfactory examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects:
1. Latitude by meridian altitude of the sun. 2. Latitude by pole star. 3. Longitude by chronometer (A.M. and P.M.). 4. Day's work. 5. Mercator's sailing. 6. Deviation of the compass by an amplitude. 7. Deviation of the compass by an azimuth. 8. Chart navigation. 9. International code of signals. 10. Storm signals. 11. International rules for preventing collisions at sea. 12. Use of gun and rocket apparatus for saving life from shipwreck, as practiced by the U. S. Coast Guard. 13. Such further examination of a non-mathematical character as the local inspectors may require.
27. An applicant for license as chief mate of ocean steam vessels shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the local inspectors that he has had the following experience: