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(IV) MAXIME" CREW DUTY PERMITTED IS 15 HOURS (INCLUDING 2 HOURS PFIOR BRIEFING ON THE GROUND). A SECOND CREW WOULD BE REQUIRED IF
THIS LIMIT WERE OVER-STEPPED.
(V) VC16 CAPTAIN HAS INDICATED THAT KINIUM ACCEPTABLE STOP AT
CANTON IS 105 MINUTES, MOD ARE PREPARED TO COMPRESS THIS TO PU
"INUTES.
THE ONLY PRACTICAL METHOD OF AVOIDING THESE PROBLEMS APPEARS TO
DE TO ASK THE CHINESE TO AGREE TO CUT OUT AT LEAST THE FINAL STOP
AT CANTON AND TO DISEMBARK THEIR NAVIGATOR AND RADIO OPERATOR AT
KALTAK. IF YOU COULD PERSUADE THE CHINESE TO AGREE TO THIS NOD
PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE ('HICH ASSUMES THAT R ROYLE'S
DEPARTURE TIME FROM SHANGHAI CAN BE BROUGHT FORWARD AND THAT HONG RONO AGREE TO EXTENSION OF KAITAK'S OPENING HOURS).
DEPART HONG KONG 060125
ARRIVE CANTON
260213
DEPART CANTON
060346
ARRIVE SHANGHAI
060545
DEPART SHANGHAI
262715
ARRIVE PEKING
060915
DEPART PEKING
361215
ARRIVE HONG KONG
061585
4. THIS SCHEDULE IS EXTREMELY TIGHT, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE CREWS MAXIMUM DUTY HOURS, AND MAKES NO ALLOWANCES FOR UNFORE- SEEN DELAYS. IF THE CHINESE CANNOT AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL IN PARA 3, THE VC10 WOULD BE UNABLE TO FLY TO BOTH SHANGHAI AND PEKING AUD STILL ALLOW TIME FOR A DEMONSTRATION AT PEKING. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THERE SEEM TO BE TWO ALTERNATIVES.
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