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38-601: Richard Siddins (1770–1846) was an Australian Master Mariner , Harbour Pilot and Lighthouse Keeper . Richard Siddins was born in 1770 in Louth, Ireland and died on 2 July 1846 in New South Wales , Australia. He travelled extensively in his work as a merchant ship's master, merchant sailor, ship's pilot & lighthouse keeper. He had three sons and ten daughters from three different wives. He had been married to Catherine Keenan (1804) and Eleanor Cooper (1809) becoming

76-462: A chief mate 's license. The chief mate's license, in turn, requires at least 360 days of service (including 90 days in the most recent three years on vessels of appropriate tonnage) while holding a second mate 's license, passing a battery of examinations, and approximately 13 weeks of classes. Similarly, one must have worked as a third mate for 360 days (including 90 days in the most recent three years on vessels of appropriate tonnage) to have become

114-604: A Navigational Watch), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (deck curriculum), the Great Lakes Maritime Academy , and the six state maritime academies in Maine , Massachusetts , New York , Texas , or California . Third mate's licenses can also be obtained through a three-year apprentice mate training program approved by the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. A seaman may start the process of obtaining

152-479: A license after three years of service in the deck department on ocean steam or motor vessels, at least six months of which as able seaman , boatswain , or quartermaster . Then the seaman takes required training courses, and completes on-board assessments. Finally, the mariner can apply to the United States Coast Guard for a third mate's license. An alternate method of obtaining a license as

190-491: A master of vessels of any gross tons upon oceans, without sailing as a third, second, or chief mate, is to obtain one year of sea service as a 1st class pilot of any gross tons or mate of vessels of any gross tons upon Great Lakes and inland waters . Then pass an examination for the license of master of vessels of any gross tons upon Great Lakes and inland waters . A master of vessels of any gross tons upon Great Lakes and inland waters may, without any additional sea service, take

228-556: A second mate. There are two methods to attain an unlimited third mate's license in the United States: to attend a specialized training institution, or to accumulate "sea time" and take a series of training classes and examinations. Training institutions that can lead to a third mate's license include the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy (with approved courses and requisite sea time as an Officer in Charge of

266-409: A vessel for hire while navigating within "non-federal" waters. (Such as a lake or river charter boat "skipper"). Most states honor a USCG master's certificate as an alternative to their state licensing. These state licenses certify that the captain has given satisfactory evidence that they can safely be entrusted with the duties and responsibilities of operating or navigating passenger carrying vessels of

304-431: Is colloquially called a "master's ticket" or a "master's." It is sometimes still referred to as a "Class 1" or "Master Foreign-Going" as it was named during the latter part of the 20th century. The conventions or acts governing the certificate have evolved alongside the shipping industry and the official name of a master mariner's qualification has varied over the years. The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency , in line with

342-921: Is unknown. She was taken up for service with the British East India Company between 1802-1803. The Victualing Board chartered Alexander to carry 511,945 pounds (228.5 tons ) of flour to New South Wales ; the Bill of Lading was dated 5 March 1802. Captain James Normand [ sic ] left England on 28 April 1802, bound for New South Wales and Bombay . Alexander reached Rio de Janeiro on 30 June, and Port Jackson on 16 October. The government sold some of her supplies (60 casks of flour and 25 casks of salt meat) to Nicolas Baudin to resupply his two French vessels then in port. The supplies permitted Naturaliste to return to France and Geographe to continue her explorations of

380-523: The British Merchant Navy a master mariner who has sailed in command of an ocean-going merchant ship will be titled captain . A professional seafarer who holds a restricted or limited master's certificate who has sailed in command of a ship (i.e. appropriate to the size, power or geographic limits of their certificate) can also be titled captain . In the UK, an unrestricted master's certificate

418-463: The colony of New South Wales . She was part of a convoy under the escort of Porpoise that included the merchant transports (Lady Madeleine) Sinclair , Elizabeth , Justina , and the fellow convict transport Fortune . The vessels passed Madeira on 25 February and were reported all well on 5 March. Lady Madeleine Sinclair was also carrying Captain William Bligh , who was sailing to

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456-422: The 9th century, reflecting the fact that in guild or livery company terms, such a person was a master craftsman in this specific profession (e.g., master carpenter, master blacksmith). In Norway, the title of Master mariner is (Sjøkaptein) and it is a protected title to which holders of a license as deck officer class 1 in accordance with the "Regulations on qualifications and certificates for seafarers" have

494-553: The Australian coast . A listing of vessel and arrivals and departures supports these dates and gives the name of her master as "Norman". However, it shows her as having delivered "prisoners", and having left for China. The standard history of convict ships to Australia does not show an Alexander delivering convicts in 1802. She left Port Jackson on 3 January 1803, stopped at Colombo on 20 March, and reached Bombay on 27 April. From Bombay she reached St Helena on 5 October, and

532-636: The Downs on 18 December. On 4 January 1804 Captain Norman wrote a testimonial to the Commissioners of Longitude in support of an award for Thomas Earnshaw for his chronometer. Norman wrote that over the 13 months between leaving England and arriving in Bombay, the chronometer was never more than five miles off, and that from Bombay home it had altered trivially. Her owners then placed Alexander in

570-822: The Port Jackson pilot and later superintendent of the South Head Lighthouse. Richard Siddins arrived in Australia, to New South Wales, in 1804 aboard the English whaler Alexander . For many years he took part in trading voyages to Kolkata and the islands of the South Seas . He was in Port Jackson in 1806 aboard the King George and at the end of 1807 he brought cargoes of sandalwood, seal oil and seal furs to Port Jackson. From 1809 to 1815 Siddins

608-477: The United Kingdom), which was discontinued in the 1990s, used to be the highest professional qualification and it was the pinnacle for any mariner to achieve. There are also various other levels of master's certificates, which may be restricted or limited to home trade/near coastal voyages and/or by gross tonnage . The holder of a restricted master's certificate is not referred to as a "master mariner". In

646-635: The West Indies trade. Lloyd's Register continued to report on Alexander from 1804 to 1810. Lloyd's Register continued to show Alexander on the London-Jamaica trade, but this appears to be a case of the Register not receiving updated information. The entry in the Register of Shipping for 1806 is better. Under the command of Richard Brooks , Alexander sailed from Portsmouth on 28 January 1806, with 42 female and 15 male convicts for

684-582: The amended STCW convention, currently title the certificate Master Unlimited . The qualification is awarded to those senior ships officers whose competency has been assessed under the STCW A-II/2 syllabus. sac To become a master of vessels of any gross tons upon oceans in the United States, one must first accumulate at least 360 days of service (including 90 days in the most recent three years on vessels of appropriate tonnage) while holding

722-516: The application process for an unlimited third mate's license. Some employers offer financial assistance to pay for the training for their employees. Otherwise, the mariner is responsible for the cost of the required training. A Chief Mate to Master formal training generally takes about 12 weeks and provides the knowledge, skills and other soft skills training to take on the duties and responsibilities. Various US states require and issue shipmaster or captain licenses in order to be employed in operating

760-447: The author could find no likeness of Richard Siddins. In The Canberra Times Helen Brown, reviewing Lyndon Rose's book, stated that there is no account of Siddins's life before he arrived in Port Jackson, "...because no reliable information could be unearthed. So he remains a somewhat shadowy figure..." The book Letter from Charles R. Siddins to H.F. Norrie, 1857 are letters that Siddin's grandson wrote to Harold F. Norrie. Norrie

798-403: The book Richard Siddins of Port Jackson , Lyndon Rose describes the details of the journeys by the small band of sea hunters in the first years of Australia's international trade. Siddins worked mainly for the Port Jackson merchants Lord, Kable and Underwood, ex-convicts who made their fortunes building Australia's export-import trade. In it there are some illustrations about Siddins' journeys but

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836-686: The castaways died. Twelve of them were rescued by the Perseverance , a ship that had arrived at Macquarie Island to collect a gang of sealers in October 1812. Joseph Underwood sent the ship Elizabeth and Mary to the Island to rescue the remaining crew. When Siddins landed on Macquarie island in 1812, he met the Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen there. Richard Siddins returned to Sydney on 20 January with 1700 skins and rigging form

874-621: The colony to assume the governorship. Alexander underwent repairs at Rio after having run aground on a sand bank prior to reaching the port. Alexander arrived at Port Jackson on 20 August. One male convict and a child died on the voyage. Alexander left Port Jackson on 10 November bound for England with a cargo of 300 tons of oil, 20 tons of fine salted skins, and 1500 furs. While exiting Port Jackson, she ran aground upon Bennelong Point and after heaving off without damage continued on her way. When she returned to Britain, her owners appear to have sold her. Her new owners then returned her to

912-532: The end of 1807 he became master of the King George ; later he was employed as captain of the Campbell Macquarie by the ship-owner Joseph Underwood. This vessel was a 248-ton full-rigged ship, built at Kolkata , India. It was the first known shipwreck on Macquarie Island , when sailors were marooned for four months during 1812 with the loss of four Indian crew members. In 1823 Richard applied for

950-433: The examination for master of vessels of any gross tons upon near coastal waters . If the candidate does not already have sufficient deep sea experience he may with six months of additional sea service, in any licensed capacity, take a partial examination consisting primarily of celestial navigation and have the near coastal restriction removed. 46CFR 11.403 A master of 1,600 ton vessels can, under certain circumstances, begin

988-405: The exclusive right. The license is the highest qualification document issued to deck officers. In Poland, a Master mariner of great shipping (Kapitan żeglugi wielkiej) is the commander of a merchant vessel without restrictions to its tonnage engaged in great (international) shipping. To be licensed as a Master mariner, the candidate must be: The Extra Master's qualification (issued only in

1026-679: The father of William Keenan and Rebecca Cooper. On 24 April 1816 he married Jane Powell, daughter of Edward Powell, in the Church of St. Philip's, Sydney. At the time Siddins was 45, while Jane was 16, although in the Church register it had been written Siddins was 35, and Jane 22. They had eleven children: Anne Jane (b. 15/01/1818), Augusta Maria (b. 28/12/1820), Joseph Richard (b. 30/04/1823), Mary Elizabeth (b. 18/06/1825), Jane (b. 04/09/1827), Isabella (b. 06/12/1829), Thomas (b. 11/12/1831), Elizabeth (b. 24/02/1834), Ellen (b. 13/12/1837), Maria Augusta (b. 28/12/1839) and Sophia (b. 31/10/1842) Siddins. At

1064-585: The history of exploration from the book Log-Books and Journals with maps and illustrations by Ida Lee F.R.G.S and Hon. F.R.A.H.S.  : "...perhaps the greatest traveller of them all, who gave so much information concerning early Fiji , and delighted to hold mission services on board his ship in Sydney Harbour, and whom we find later in company with William Smith (mariner) and Robert Fildes in Blythe Bay , New South Shetland. ..." Richard Siddins

1102-618: The home which later became the Greenwich Pier or Vaucluse Hotel. His son Joseph succeeded him as superintendent of the South Head lighthouse. Also included is a newscutting of the poem 'The Wreck of the Dunbar ' by George Ferris Pickering, which features the role of the dog of Joseph Siddins in the discovery of the shipwreck. The second one doesn't have the direct purpose to tell Siddins adventures but to describe how international trade

1140-799: The position of harbour pilot in Sydney. The couple's son Joseph was born the following year. He became superintendent of the South Head Lighthouse (also called Macquarie Lighthouse ) in 1832. In 1804 he arrived in Port Jackson aboard a British whaler. From 1804 to 1824 he had been on many voyages around the Pacific Ocean and Southern Oceans and north to the Indies, Kolkata and Canton, first as mate or captain and later as part-owner of his ship. Some details can be extrapolated from several books on his adventurous life and Australian maritime commerce. In

1178-500: The tonnage and upon the waters specified. The state licensed captains command vessels that range from small uninspected vessels to large excursion vessels that carry over 100 passengers, so the licenses are not issued haphazardly. For example, see Washington State's Certification of Charter Boats and Operators licenses. Alexander (1801) Alexander was a sailing ship built by Henry Baldwin and launched in Quebec in 1801. She

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1216-727: The wreck of the Campbell Macquarie . From 1814 Lyndon Rose, with his book Richard Siddins of Port Jackson , has set down his story as a tribute to his contribution to the trade out of Port Jackson in the early days of the Colony. There are at least three books about Richard Siddins life and adventures: Letter from Charles R. Siddons concerning the career of his grandfather, Captain Richard Siddons, and his father Joseph Siddins. The letter states that Captain Siddins built

1254-548: Was a public servant who held several posts, including Secretary of the Sydney Harbour Trust, commissioner of the South Head Trust, and alderman of Vaucluse Council. The letters confirm that Captain Siddins built the Greenwich Pier (or Vaucluse Hotel) and after his death his son Joseph succeeded him as superintendent of the South Head lighthouse. He was claimed as possibly the most important captain in

1292-679: Was buried at Richmond cemetery and his son, Joseph Richard (1823–1891), became a pilot at South Head. In his honour, Siddins Point , which projects into the middle of the head of Hero Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands was named for him by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958. Up until 2011, the name was incorrectly spelled "Siddons Point". Master mariner The term master mariner has been in use at least since

1330-559: Was carried out in 1770 century. The last one is a pocket book, being an interleaved copy of the New South Wales pocket almanac for 1816 containing MS memoranda and tallies, and a set of letters that came from Sarah Wentworth to Mrs Siddins from Vaucluse, N.S.W. , 6 February 1878. In 1832, he was compelled by ill health to exchange his situation as pilot with the superintendent of the South Head lighthouse. He died on 2 July 1846, aged 76. His wife died on 9 February 1883, and

1368-779: Was in the Fiji Islands. In Sydney, 1811, Siddins was employed by ship owner Joseph Underwood as Captain of the Campbell Macquarie . In 1811 and in 1812 Siddins returned to India on the Campbell Macquarie and later in that year arrived in Port Jackson with prisoners and a cargo of spirits. Soon after he again set out on the Campbell Macquarie on a sealing voyage to the South seas. They called at Kangaroo Island and collected seal skins and salt, then headed for Macquarie Island . He and his crew ended up being shipwrecked in Hasselborough Bay on 11 June 1812, and at least four of

1406-461: Was one of the earliest and best known merchant sea captains sailing out of Port Jackson . From 1804 to 1822 Siddins helped reap the vast harvest of seals and sandalwood on behalf of the Sydney traders. He took cargoes to China and India for them, and brought back Asian goods for the colonial stores. After many adventures in the Pacific and having survived the shipwreck of Macquarie Island, he became

1444-584: Was registered in London in 1802. She sailed for the British East India Company carrying wheat to New South Wales for the government, before returning to Britain via China. She spent a few years trading with the West Indies before she traveled to New South Wales again, this time transporting convicts . On her return to Britain new owners returned her to trading with the West Indies, but she is no longer listed after 1810 and her ultimate fate

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