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H.E. the Governor said he was sure that Worldwide's
failure to put forward a sufficient number of senior deck officers
for interview had been due to practical difficulties of
scheduling rather than to any deliberate lack of co-operation.
He had now impressed on Mr. Y.K. Pao the need to arrange for
further interviews. Mr. Pao had suggested that the D.T.I. team,
or some of their members, might wish to consider returning to
London via Japan, where five of Worldwide's ships would be calling
between 15th and 17th December and where five or six officers of
the appropriate level could be presented for interview.
Cowley regretted that this would not be possible in view of the
team's commitments in London.
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In further discussion, Captain Anderson admitted that
the D.T.I. team had been pleasantly surprised by the high
standards of competence demonstrated by the officers whom
Worldwide Shipping had so far put forward for interview. He
recognised that many of Worldwide's officers already held D.T.I.
qualifications, and agreed that the insufficient number of
interviewees from this Company should not adversely affect the
team's report. However, although he could not say this with any
certainty, he suspected that the lacuna might create difficulties
and should, if possible, be filled. H.E. the Governor suggested
that the possibility of presenting officers for interview at
European ports, which Mr. Pao had also mentioned, should be
further pursued. In this connection, he said that Mr. Pao had
offered to meet the D.T.I. team's expenses. Dr. Cowley thought
this would be acceptable, but confirmed that the interviews would
need to take place on official premises. Arrangements would,
therefore, need to be made with the British Embassies or Consulates
in the ports concerned.
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