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BROAD'S LETTER OF 3 JANUARY 1986 REFERS.
CAYMAN ISLANDS SHIPPING REGISTER
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THANK YOU FOR ALERTHNG US TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUBSTANDARD CAYMAN ISLANDS SHIPS TRANSFERRING TO OTHER BRITISH PORTS OF REGISTER. IT SEEMS TO US UNLIKELY THAT, AS A CLASS A PORT OF REGISTER, SUCH SHIPS WILL SEEK TRANSFER TO HONG KONG. WE WILL ADVISE SHOULD
SUCH A CASE OCCUR. AMENDING LEGISLATION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE
NECESSARY IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG.
2. IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE, HOWEVER, IF, HAVING DETERMINED THAT THE
MODIFIED HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER SHOULD BE OPERATED TO THE
HIGHEST STANDARDS, WE SHOULD NOW FIND OURSELVES OBLIGED UNDER SECTION 53 OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894 TO ACCEPT SUCH SHIPS
ON THE REGISTER.
3. NO DOUBT DTP WILL BE PREPARING INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND CONSULS CONCERNING PRACTICAL PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN TO DETAIN SUBSTANDARD CAYMAN ISLANDS SHIPS TRANSFERRING TO OTHER BRITISH PORTS OF REGISTER.
4. IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE REGISTRAR OF SHIPS, CAYMAN ISLANDS COULD BE ASKED TO ADVISE US IMMEDIATELY ANY
APPLICATION IS RECEIVED FOR THE TRANSFER OF BRITISH REGISTRY OF ANY
SHIP FROM CAYMAN ISLANDS TO HONG KONG. FULL DETAILS SHOULD BE
PROVIDED INCLUDING LOCATION OF THE SHIP. ALL SAFETY CERTIFICATES
SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN AND THE VESSEL DETAINED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT
HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY A SURVEYOR OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OR THE
DTP AND VALID INTERNATIONAL SAFETY CONVENTION CERTIFICATES
ISSUED.
YOUDE
LIMITED
MAED
WIAD
HKD
MR O'NEILL
COPIES TO:
D/ TRANSPORT
Likk
175/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
24 JAN1986
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