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PROBLEM

Tonnage Measurement &

Crew Accommodation

(i) British requirements are

(23)

"fastidious" (7E) and material

and appliances are not available

to Japanese shipbuilders.

(ii) Hong Kong Government Surveyors

will need to check these

5B

COMMENT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION

DEGREE OF ACCEPTABILITY

(i) The Director of Marine,

Hong Kong considers there

is little doubt that Mr Pao's

standards would meet with

5D

Hong Kong's approval (13E (3)).

This is also acceptable to

(10A-DTI advice)

DTI (19-paragraph 6).

(i) Acceptable to

all

concerned.

standards (135(3)) though Mr Pao

suggests that, instead, "classification

(ii)

surveyors" would be satisfactory.

(TB).

(21 (2)).

3 Fire fighting Appliances

Life Saving

Three separate classifications need to be

considered: ships of new construction,

those in existence and those under

construction.

There is no difficulty

except as to inspection: Hong Kong

(50)

suggests Government surveyors, Mr Pao as

at 2(ii) above, "classification surveyors" (78)

Radio

Standards may not be

British standards.

I

Director of Marine is consulting, the Postmaster

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General (and UK counterpart) (13 (4) but DTI

have no objection providing radio equipment meets

standards laid down by the International

Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1960

(108 - DTI advice)

(19 paragraph 10) which have to be met by any

country which is party to the Convention.

(ii)

Classification Surveyers" acceptable

& HMG under certain undhtiras словай

(11)