[Words that are italicized here represent those that were originally handwritten on a typed form]

(Stationary Office, No. 133.)
PUBLIC FEE.

Passing Certificate 10.6

IN Pursuance of the Directions of Admiral [J. Richard Balchar??], [??]
we have examined Mr. Thomas Baker who by
Certificate appears to be more than nineteen Years of Age, and find he has gone to
Sea more than Six Years in the Ships and Qualities under-mentioned, viz.

Ship: Pearl
Bounty: Stone
Place where born: Portsea
Age at time of Entry: 13
Entry: 6 Feby [sic] 1805
Quality: Boy 3 Clafs [sic]
Discharged: 20 Dec. 1807
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): 2-11-1-3

Ship: Antelope
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 6 Feby [sic] 1808
Quality: Boy 3 Clafs [sic]
Discharged: 11 Feby [sic] 1809
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): 1----6

Ship: Antelope
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 12 Feby [sic] 1809
Quality [?]
Discharged: 5 Jany [sic] 1810
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): --11-2-6

Ship: Antelope
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 5 Jany [sic] 1810
Quality: Mid [Midshipman]
Discharged: 31 Oct 1813
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): 3-10-2-5

Ship: Antelope
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 1 Nov. 1813
Quality: Mid [Midshipman]
Discharged: 1 June 1814
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): --7-2-3

[Total time to date] (Y.M.W.D.): 9-2-2-2
Ship: Antelope
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 1 Jan. 1814
Quality: Mid
Discharged: 2 Oct. 1814
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): --4-0-3

Ship: St. Lawrence
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 4 Oct 1814-
Quality: Mid-
Discharged: 20 Apr 1815
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time (Y.M.W.D.): --5-2-2

Ship: Falcon [(for Lieut)??]
Bounty: [blank]
Place where born: [blank]
Age at time of Entry: [blank]
Entry: 6 Feby [sic] 1815
Quality: Lieut
Discharged: [blank]
Cause of Discharge: [blank]
Time [TOTAL] (Y.M.W.D.): 10-1-1-0

He produceth Journals kept by himself in the Antelope and Certificates from Captains Edw. Galwey, Don McLeod, John Forbes, J. Carpenter, Charles Hobart and James Balcher
of his Diligence and Sobriety: he can splice, knot, reef, take in and set Sails, Moor and Unmoor, Work and Manage a Ship in the various situations in which she may be placed; calculate the Tides; keep a reckoning of a Ship's way by Plane and Mercator's Sailing; observe the Latitude by the Sun and Stars, and also find the same by double Altitudes of the Sun; ascertain the Variation of the Compass by Azimuths and Amplitudes; and is well qualified to take Charge of a Watch on board any of His Majesty's Ships.

Given under our Hands on board His Maejsty's Ship [?] at [Portsea Port?] this 1 June 1814 Howd. Popham, Capt. [??] [??] Capt. Magnificent [??] Capt. Canada [?]