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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1976

REVISED SEAMEN RECRUITING PROCEDURES TO STAY

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THERE IS NO INTENTION OF ABOLISHING THE REVISED SEAMEN RECRUITING PROCEDURES, BUT MODIFICATIONS ARE UNDER DISCUSSION AND MAY BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE SAID TODAY.

HE WAS COMMENTING ON RECENT PRESS REPORTS IN WHICH AN OFFICER OF THE SRO, MR, IAN DALE, WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE NEW PROCEDURES WERE UNREASONABLE AND THAT SHIPPING COMPANIES WERE ALSO OPPOSED TO IT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID WHAT MR. DALE IN FACT SAID WAS THAT HE APPRECIATED THAT SOME SEAMEN AND CERTAIN SHIPPING COMPANIES CONSIDERED THE NEW SYSTEM TO BE UNREASONABLE. HOWEVER, WHILE THERE IS NO INTENTION OF ABOLISHING THE SYSTEM, MODIFICATIONS ARE UNDER DISCUSSION AND MAY BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE,+ MR. DALE SAID.

UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURES, SHIPPING FIRMS MUST NOTIFY THE SRO OF ALL VACANCIES IN SPECIAL FORMS WHICH ARE POSTED TWICE DAILY AT THE SRO FOR INSPECTION BY ALL SEAMEN.

A SEAMAN APPLYING FOR A JOB MUST APPROACH THE SRO WHICH WILL CARRY OUT A PRELIMINARY SCREENING ABOUT HIS QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE.

THE SEAMAN WILL THEN BE ISSUED WITH A FORM (SR 10) WHICH MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE SHIPPING COMPANY WHEN THE SEAMAN GOES FOR AN INTERVIEW.

ON ACCEPTING THE SEAMAN, THE SHIPPING COMPANY MUST COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE PART OF THE FORM FOR THE SEAMAN TO FINALISE LISTING FORMAL ITIES AT THE SRO.

IF THE SEAMAN IS REJECTED, THE FIRM MUST RETAIN THE FORM AND STATE THE REASONS FOR THE REJECTION BEFORE RETURNING IT TO THE SRO.

SHIPPING FIRMS MUST ALSO INFORM THE SRO WHEN THEIR VACANCIES ARE FILLED.

REGISTRATION OF DEALERS

UNDER COMMODITIES TRADING ORDINANCE

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES SAID TODAY THAT THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS IN PART IV OF THE COMMODITIES TRADING ORDINANCE 1976 WILL, DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS, NOT BE BROUGHT INTO OPERATION, ON OCTOBER 1, 1976 AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED, BUT ON A LATER DATE TO BE NOTIFIED SHORTLY.

NEVERTHELESS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE WORK INVOLVED ANYONE WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION IS ASKED TO SUBMIT HIS APPLI– CATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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