(_c_) _Signals for starting, stopping, slowing down, and backing the engines of steam vessels._—This examination will be restricted to the signals in use on the sea, or Great Lakes, according to the waters on which the applicant has served. In view of the widespread use of engine telegraphs, knowledge of engine bell signals, while deemed advantageous, will not be _required_ if in other respects the candidate qualified. (_d_) _Passing signals for steam vessels._—To be confined to vessels meeting or passing under ordinary conditions. (_e_) _Knotting, bending, splicing, and hitching._—The applicant will be required to make a few of the principal knots, bends, splices, and hitches in common use by sailormen. (_f_) _Ability to pull an oar._—The applicant's knowledge of pulling an oar will be determined by actual trial in a boat. (_g_) _Clearing away, lowering, and getting away from the ship._—The applicant's ability will be determined by actual trial aboard ship. (_h_) _Handling boats at sea._—This examination will include questions relative to the proper handling of a boat in running before a heavy sea; in pulling into a sea; the trim of the boat; and steering with an oar, tiller, or yoke. (_i_) _Knowledge of nautical terms._—The applicant will be required to definitely locate different parts of a ship, and to give the names of the different masts, sails, rigging davits, etc. (_j_) _Steering._—The applicant will be required to demonstrate his knowledge of handling the wheel of a steamer by obeying orders passed to him as "wheelman." WILLIAM C. REDFIELD, _Secretary_. The able seaman should also know the following: Markings and use of the hand lead. Handling of a boat under sail. Running a steam winch. Slinging a scaffold plank. Use of the life line and breeches buoy—that is what to do on the ship end of the line. Use of rockets. Use of line-throwing gun. Use of the heaving line. Slinging a cask. Sewing canvas. International Code Flags. Hand semaphore signals. An able seaman might know a lot more, but the above coupled with the things mentioned by Mr. Redfield, should turn him out as a competent American sailorman. The following common sense advice taken from the pages of the Coast Seamen's Journal, on "Teaching Seamanship", is given—it clearly sets forth the things a modern merchant sailorman should know. Were we asked to prescribe a course of instruction in seamanship for beginners, we should arrange it somewhat as follows: First—Teach the pupil the names, locations and uses of the different parts of the ship, and of her spars, sails, standing and running riggings; together with the meaning of such terms as port, starboard, lee, weather, astern, ahead, abaft, aloft and alow.