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comment was received on this.
This will need to be
further considered.
3.24.
As regards officers several commentators
suggested that suitably qualified Hong Kong officers
should be given priority in employment opportunities on
Hong Kong registered vessels. Given that there is a
likelihood of a considerable and continued shortfall in
the availability of qualified Hong Kong officers, we do not feel that this would achieve anything without
lowering standards.
This would be unacceptable.
Conference manning requirement is as follows:-
The UN
(a)
a State of registration, when
implementing this Agreement, Ishall]
[should] observe the principle that a
satisfactory part of the complement
consisting of officers and crew of
merchant ships flying the flag of a State
of registration be nationals or persons
domiciled or lawfully in permanent
residence in the State of registration.