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THE NAVY
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There are three different courses of instruction for seamen gunners, torpedo men, torpedo instructors, etc.:

(1) A course for seamen gunners; (2) a course for gunnery instructors; (3) recapitulatory, or short course.

Stokers, carpenters’ crews, and blacksmiths are given the same instruction as seamen, and are trained in the artificers’ training station according to their standing as seamen.

Further details of the instruction of other branches of petty officers and men are unnecessary, it being similar in principle to that given the seamen class.

The Naval Academy.

Advanced instruction for naval officers and engineers is given at the Naval Academy situated at Tokyo. It is conducted by a Rear-Admiral superintendent and several instructors and officers of different ranks, as well as a staff of professors.

The courses of instruction for officer students are divided as follows:

(1) Officers’ long course, two years; (2) officers’ short course, one year; (3) optional course, one year (nearly); (4) engineers’ long course, two years; (5) engineers’ short course, one year.

Officer students are nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of naval stations and squadrons, and by officers having similar authority, according to a notice given once a year by the Minister of Marine. A candidate for a long course must have had experience of sea duty for three years, be in good health, possess good judgment and a fair knowledge of his profession, and have a good record. Officer students for the optional course are not nominated, but make application, stating the subjects to be studied, and permission is granted them by the Minister of Marine if he sees no objection. Officer students of this class include Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants.

The principal subjects taught at the academy for officers are: 1. Strategy. 2. Naval Tactics. 3. Military Tactics. 4. History of War. 5. Ordnance and Machinery, including Gunnery, Torpedoes, Naval Architecture, Steam-engines, Hydraulic and Electric Machinery. 6. Navigation, Meteorology, Coast Survey, etc. 7. Fortification. 8. Land Survey. 9. Navy and Military Administration. 10. International Law.

Preparatory Subjects.—Advanced Mathematics. Dynamics. Physics. Applied Dynamics.

Optional Subjects.—Criminal Law of the Navy. Modern Languages. Photography.

The subjects for engineer officers are:

First Part.—1. Steam-engines. 2. Practical Engineering.

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