(iii) Persons to whom the Hong Kong Certificates at
2nd late or 2nd Engineer levels have been issued
under (ii) will be eligible to sit for and be
issued with Hong Kong Certificates at 1st Mate
and 1st Engineer (Chief Engineer) levels after
they have given satisfactory service in Hong Kong
registered ships for a period not less than that
required for the normal class of candidate between
the 2nd and 1st Class Certificate examinations.
The Hong Kong Government may arrange for examinations
for Hong Kong Certificates at 2nd Mate and 2nd Engineer
levels to be taken in the Chinese language but the
Director of Marine must satisfy himself that these
are to the same standards as the examinations taken
in English. In such a case the candidates would
(iv)
also have to pass an oral test in English.
There shall be no modifications permitted in relation to
requirements at Master level.
Safety equipment standards
The Hong Kong Government shall apply the same standards. as the UK
in respect of safety equipment. The UK will however, by mutual
agreement, delegate more functions to the Director of Marine to
approve safety equipment subject to relevant information being passed
by him between the two Governments and to the application/of testing pro-
cedures similar to those used by the UK.
Crew accommodation standards
The Hong Kong Government shall apply UK standards in relation to
crew accommodation but the Director of Marine would be authorised
to approve materials for that purpose after subjecting them to testing
procedures similar to those used in the UK.
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