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introduced which woulá pomité non British masters to be appointed to British registered vessels,
(5) Although the principle of accepting alien
national qualifications in other positions, may reacombly be considered; to implement this would require considerable consultation within the Commonwealth followed by new logiclation. Changes of this nature ebuld not be introduced within two or three years, even if the policy was accepted.
Tonnage Accesment and Crew Accomandation
Whatever the country of registry, it is necessary for a ship to be meseized for connago, and for crow accommodation to be providod. The difference between British registry and say, Liberian' zegistry is that the accomodation must comply with the detailed ŷndeish rules. These are based on an 3.2.0. Convention. Who standardo applied arc vory similar to those obtaining in traditional maritime countries. any British shipowners in order to attract and retain a ship's company of high quality provide accmmodation far superior to that lala down by the fules, which represont minimum criteria.
Dios necemolition Within your
I know that you pride votzself on the high standards. of accommodation within your chips and there is little doubt that this would meet our approval
should raico any difficulties. these matters as presented,
B. ruloo any
cannot ace that this subject By Surveyors would deal with
We cannot of course give carte blanche approval to materials of which we have no knowledge. This does not mean that the Japanese shipyards do not build to British standards, or carry out equivalent tests. It is a problem of communicazion,
La and I feel cure that the Japanese shipyards with which you deal have on record, specifications and standard fire tests, carried out on their materials.
Five fightina appliances and Life saving appliances
In dealing with the safety cquipment (Pizo Appliances, Life-saving Appliances, Light and Sound Signals etc.) te be fitted to ships coming on to Hong Kong Registry, there are three separate situations:-
(a) few Construction
If, at the time the contract for building is
Time Scale? negotiated, it is stipulated that these itens
aze to meet the approval of the Hong Kong authority then there in no difficulty.
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