CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932 — Page 69

Dapel. BIT. @

No.97.

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GOVERNMEnt HOUSE,

HONG KONG, 3rd March, 1932.

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Sir,

(4).

With reference to your despatch No. 331 of

the 9th December, 1931, transmitting copies of

correspondence with the Officers (Merchant Navy) Federation Limited on the subject of the number of cer- tificated officers carried on vessels holding

Hong Kong Passenger Certificate, I have the honour to inform you that there is no distinction in this respect between local and Imperial legislation neither of which requires any passenger vessel to carry more than one certificated officer in addition

to the master.

2.

In the circumstances I am of the opinion that legislation on this point if it is considered advisable should properly be originated in Great Britain.

3. The Federation are correct in their statement that certain British vessels holding Hong

Kong Passenger Certificates carry fewer than two cer- tificated officers in addition to the master.

In

this category are fifteen ocean going ships and thirty- three river steamers of which however only three

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., 1.C., M.P.,

&C.,

&c.,

&c.

exceed