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served at sea for a period of 18 months as an engineer on regular watch. It is believed that the regulations in several other countries also require workshop apprenticeship followed by sea service. Should the Draft Convention indicate that the standard of professional experience for an engineer in charge of a watch should be an engineer apprenticeship followed by a period of sea service as engineer on regular watch, the Govern- ment of India are of opinion that the exceptions in regard to engineers cannot be limited to those of a minor character, because to do so would place serious obstacles in the way of men who have completed their workshop training acquiring the necessary sea service and would prevent, without any corresponding advantage, smaller steamers from employing as 3rd and 4th engineers men who have completed their workshop training but have not acquired the necessary sea service. Should this standard of professional experience be adopted, it is suggested that the following classes of steamers should be exempted from the provisions of the Convention in so far as they relate to engineer officers in charge of a watch: (a) Cargo vessels having engines of under 1,000 indicated horse power ;
(b) Passenger vessels (i.e. vessels carrying more than 12 passengers) having engines of under 1,000 indicated horse power and cargo vessels having engines of under 2,000 indicated horse power, performing voyages in the course of which they do not proceed more than 200 miles from the nearest land.
IRISH FREE STATE
3. The national laws and regulations should be free to provide for minor exceptions. The following exceptions are suggested :--
(a) Type of vessel : Pleasure yachts. Fishing boats except trawlers of 25 tons and upwards and mechanically propelled bline oats and drifters of 50 tons and upwards.
(b) Ownership: Vessels owned by national Governments and public (including lighthouse) authorities and not engaged in trade.
(c) Nature of trade: Vessels engaged in near trades ("coasting and home trades).
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(d) Tonnage of vessel: Vessels of very low tonnage, say 15 tons and under.
ITALY
3. The Italian Government considers that it is not possible to leave it open to national law to provide for any exception
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QUESTION 3
to the principles of the Draft Convention, except as regards the grading of the requirements in relation to the difference in ships, trade and traffic.
JAPAN
3. The following exceptions should be made ;
(a) The following categories of vessels are not required to carry on board holders of the certificate of professional capacity :
(1) vessels not engaged in maritime navigation ; (2) vessels under 50 tons gross;
(3) vessels with main propelling machinery under 70 M.I.H.P. (concerning only chief engineers
and engineer officers).
(b) The following persons are entitled, without holding certificates, to stand on watch when they are under the super- vision of certificated navigating or engineer officers respectively who are on board the same vessel :
(1) navigating officers on sailing vessels;
(2) navigating and engineer officers on vessels engaged in the coast-wise trade with propelling machinery;
(3) navigating officers on vessels under 1000 tons
gross with propelling machinery;
(4) engineer officers on vessels with main propelling
machinery under 2,500 M.I.H.P.
LATVIA
3. It should be left open to national laws or regulations to provide for minor exceptions, e.g. for coastal fishing vessels, sailing vessels, and other vessels under 200 tons.
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NETHERLANDS
The reply is in the affirmative. As it will be for national laws or regulations to regulate these exceptions, the Govern ment of the Netherlands is of the opinion that this question should be left wholly to national legislation; therefore the Government abstains from making any proposal concerning these exceptions.
NORWAY
3. The reply is in the affirmative. It should be left to national laws and regulations to provide for exceptions as to type and tonnage of vessels.
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