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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987
SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE IN 1972,
NO HANGE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE, HE SAID.
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THERE HAD BREN
PRIVATE TO
SECTOR
PROVIDE
MEMBERSHIP ΤΟ GROUPINGS WHICH HAD TECHNICAL THE NECESSARY
THEREFORE, THE BILL PROPOSED VARIOUS CHANGES IN
CATER FOR THE INTERESTS OF NEW
RECENT
AND YEARS EMERGED IN SUPPORT TO THE COMMITTER.
"AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHANGES, MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE BE INCREASED FROM 11 TO 13," HE CONTINUED.
WILL
PILOTAGE ORDINANCE, HR SAID TURNING TO THE OPERATION OF THE THE BILL WOULD SEEK IMPROVEMENTS IN TWO RESPECTS.
APPRENTICE
THE
FIRST, IT WOULD REMOVE THE PRESENT NEED FOR CERTAIN PILOTS TO UNDERGO TWO SEPARATE MEDICAL TESTS DURING THE COURSE OF YEAR.
FROM SECOND, IT WOULD EXEMPT CERTAIN TYPES OF HAMPERED VESSELS
WHERE THESE VESSELS WERK THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPULSORY PILOTAGE,
WHO COULD REASONABLY
UNDER THE CONTROL OF LOCALLY CERTIFICATED CREW BE EXPECTED TO BB FAMILIAR WITH HONG KONG WATERS.
PASS
UNDER THE EXISTING TWO
TESTS MEDICAL
REQUIREMENT,
DURING
AN
THE AND THE
PILOT APPRENTICE
APPLICATION INITIAL
SUBSEQUENT ISSUR
SHOULD FOR OF
REGISTRATION OF HIS APPRENTICESHIP
PILOT'S LICENCE AFTER ITS COMPLETION NORMALLY IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS.
SHORT
TIME
SPAN
THE ..TO ACCOUNT "TAKING MEDICAL TESTS, THE LATTER REQUIREMENT IS CONSIDERED NENDICK SAID.
TWO BETWEEN THE UNNECESSARY, MR
Π
SECOND MEDICAL HAD, WITHIN THE
IT WAS THEREFORE PROPOSED TO DISPENSE WITH THE TEST WHERE AN APPRENTICE PILOT COULD PROVE THAT PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS, PASSED A SIMILAR ONE.
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OF DIRECTOR
MEDICAL AND
THE BILL ALSO SOUGHT TO EMPOWER THE HEALTH SERVICES TO SET FEES FOR THOSE MEDICAL TESTS IN THE SAME WAY AS HE CURRENTLY SET FEES FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION BOARD.
FROM
THAT SUBJECT
AS FOR THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HAMPERED VESSELS COMPULSORY PILOTAGE, MR NENDICK SAID THE PRESENT REQUIREMENT WAS HAMPERED VESSELS OF 300 GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE OR OVER WERE TO COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.
FOR LOCAL PORT CONTROL
VESSELS LICENSED UNDER PART IV
OR ORDINANCE OR TO HYDROFOILS KONG-MACAU RUN SHOULD BE WAIVED.
HOWEVER, THE BILL PROPOSED THAT COMPULSORY PILOTAGE
OF THE SHIPPING AND
FOR ON, JETFOIL
EXAMPLE,
THE HONG
THIS WAS ................