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Wednesday, March 29, 1972

Mr. Haddon-Cave pointed out it was worth noting, in this connection,

that the International Maritime Consultative Organisation was attempting to

develop internationally accepted standards for the training and certification

of merchant marine officers. If this study were to lead to greater acceptance

of officers meeting internationally accepted standards it could well be of

help to Hong Kong in overcoming the manning problem.

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