TNAG-0323-FCO40-359-Legislation-for-merchant-shipping-registered-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 34

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PROBLEM

Tonnage Measurement &

Crew Accommodation

COMMENT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION

DEGREE OF ACCEPTABILITY

(i)

British requirements are

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(i)

The Director of Marine,

"fastidious" (E) and material

and appliances are not available

to Japanese shipbuilders.

(ii) Hong Kong Government Surveyors

will need to check these

58.

standards (135(3)) though ir Pao

suggests that, instead, "classification

(ii)

surveyors" would be satisfactory.

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(21-(2)).

Fire fighting Appliances

Life Saving

Three separate classifications need to be

considered: ships of new construction,

those in existence and those under

construction.

PROBLEM

There is no difficulty

Radio

Y

Standards may not be

British standards.

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).

COMMENT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Director of Marine is consulting, the Postmaster

(5 €) General (and UK counterpart) (135 (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

(10B-DTI adore)

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

country which is party to the Convention.

(i) Acceptable to

all

concerned.

Classification Surveyers" acceptable & HMG under certain conditions

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DEGREE OF ACCEPTABILITY