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candidate would have to take a relatively short full-time course
in order to stand a feir chance of success in the examination but this
need not be a pre-condition. These arrangements will be transitional
vois
for some years until longer-term entry and training arrangements
could be established.
In order to secure comparability of standards
wo envisage that the Examiners in Charge for both deck and engineer
cfficers would be seconded from the UK.
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The team
If this approach to certification is acceptable, we then need to agree on arrangements for approving plans of new construction in Japanese yards and safety equipment on ships built there.
had a number of reservations about standards adopted and over-reliance
on Mal but there are excellent testing facilities in Japan and the
Japanese would be prepared to test to our requirements. The extra
costs to Hong Kong shipowners would be small provided requirements were
stipulated before a contract was signed.
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5. be
e are convinced, however, that standards for safety equipment,
materials, installations and survey should be the same for the Hong
Kong register as for the UK one and the team's investigation in J
has helped us to assess the possible implications of approval of
Japanese squipment and materials so far as our shipping is concerned.
In common with other maritime countries, including Japan, we prefer
to have our own equiquent and material on our ships over which we c
unavulse cluber control. lonalanation of appearing
for the Uk and sony Long regissers would convey ha
zanufacturare at the expense of ours. Before taking positive cal
tine-contain
Bersaniq this poo. Terotion, wa voula nood te be
satisfied that we could negotiate fair arrangements wath Jagrata,
possibly including a measure of reciprocity for our naring
equipment