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Manpower
36 The basic assumption is that the crewing arrangements on ships
used for defence and civil
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supply would generally follow the
arrangements that obtained on the ship concerned, whether
requisitioned or chartered, before the start of tension or war. The
possibility of foreign nation in
nation in some cases not being prepared to
serve is not just one for foreign-registered ships; the
proscription of aliens serving on merchant ships registered in the
UK is limited to the posts of master, chief officer and engineer,
and over 3000 non-UK seafarers still serve on UK-registered ships.
1000
1975
1978
1983
1984
Type of Employment
No of UK seafarers employed in or looking for work in the Federated Sector
75.3
66.1
45.3
38.4
No of non-UK seafarers in
the Federated/GCBS Sector
24.5
16.7
5.8
5.2
No of seafarers in the non-Federated Sector
(1979)
10.0
10.4
Of the 1984 total of 38,400 about 16,500 were officers and cadets
and 23,000 ratings.
37 The supply of UK seafarers for UK ships has followed demand,
with the demand for UK ratings not falling in proportion to the size
of the fleet because of displacement of foreign ratings. The
take-up of new entrants has fallen off substantially as total
employment has reduced in recent years.