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ULGT DAY, HAY 1, 1974
MORE SOPHISTICATED TRAINING FOR SEAMEN
MODERNISATION OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN TECHNOLOGICAL, ORGANISATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS HAS PRODUCED A DEMAND FOR HIGHER STANDARDS IN THE QUALIFICATION OF SEAMEN,
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THE TRAINING TREND IS NOW TO PRODUCE GENERAL PURPOSE RATINGS SEAMEN WHO HAVE THE COMBINED KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH WORK IN THE ENGINE RUÜM AND UN DECK.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF VLCCS (VERY LARGE CRUDE CARRIERS), CONTAINER VESSELS, AND VESSELS WITH AUTUNATED MACHINERY, A SHIP'S CREW WILL COMPRISE LESS SEAMEN BUT ONES WHO HAVE RECEIVED MORE SOPHISTICATED TRAINING.
TO MEET THIS DEMAND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALLY ORGANISEDSEA TRAINING SCHOOL TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING FOR SEAFARERS FOR DECK, ENGINE AND GENERAL PURPUSE QUALIFICATION.
+THIS CENTRAL ORGANISATION WILL ENSURE THAT THE PROPER AND REQUIRED STANDARDS OF ADVANCED TRAINING ARE KET AND THE GREATEST ECUNOMIC RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED IN REGARD TO THE UTILISATION OF LAND, OF FINANCE AND OF INSTRUCTING PERSONNEL, HE SAID.
+IT IS CONSIDERED THAT AN APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATION SHOULD BE DEVISED FOLLOWING DECK/ENGINE CONVERSION COURSES FOR GENERAL PURPUSE RAINGS,+ HE CONTINUED.
AT PRESENT, TRAINING COURSES FOR OFFICERS ARE OFFERED AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, THE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING CO., AND THE ISLAND NAVIGATION CO. TRAINING FOR RATINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL, THE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING CO. AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUŢIUMS.
+EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THESE SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY AND TO PRODUCE MORE GRADUATES FOR APPOINTMENT AS CADETS OR TRAINEES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE DENIED AN ALLEGATION THAT HONG KONG CREW ARE BEING REPLACED ON SHIPS BY FOREIGN CREU. SINCE JANUARY 1 LAST YEAR, HE SAID, THE REPLACEMENT OF HONG KONG CREW BY FOREIGN CREV HAD DECREASED.
THE CREWS DIVISION OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ENDEAVOURS TO PROMOTE GOOD LABOUR RELATIONSHIP ABOARD SHIPS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT SEAMEN FROM EXPLOITATION IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
THE SEAMEN'S NEWSLETTER AND THE HONG KONG NEWS DIGEST IN CHINESE PROVIDE SHIPPING AND LOCAL NEWS, AND INFORMATIVE TECHNICAL ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED AT UEEKLY INTERVALS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO SHIPS MANNED BY HONG KONG SEAMEN.
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