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(c) certificates of competency issued after
appropriate proven training and
experience and examination by an approved
authority elsewhere would be recognised
by licence.
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]
6.3.
Suffice
Concern has been expressed as to how such a
licensing system would work. The proposals for
licensing will need to be developed in detail.
here to say that licences would be issued to individuals
as required and would provide an important means of
regulation. They would be subject to cancellation by
the Director of Marine for disciplinary offences or
professional misdemeanour. They would also be a useful
device for regulating manning should this be necessary
in the future. say due to ITF pressure. It is probable
that licences would need to be periodically revalidated.
6.4.
In practice the principles outlined at
paragraph 6.2 mean that Hong Kong would continue to
accept all those certificates now accepted [i.e. those
certificates issued by the appropriate authorities in
Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth
countries.]
It also means that it would be possible to