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MORE SEAMEN REGISTERED WITH S.R.O.
Tuesday, August 22, 1972
A total of 71,331 seamen was registered with the Seamen's Recruiting
Office at the end of last month, according to statistics released by the Marine
Department.
Of these, 27,471 were included in Part I of the register. These seamen
had either been to sea during the past two years, or had had pre-sea training
or acceptable shore experience.
There were 15,038 new entrants to the shipping industry who did not
have pre-sea training or acceptable shore experience.
Another 28,822 seamen were included in Part IV, which comprises those
who have been transferred from Part I in order to have their names listed with
one of a number of licensed crew departments in shipping companies.
During the month, 277 seamen who had registered with the Recruiting
Office were selected and engaged for service on foreign-going ships.
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