(c) MANNING STANDARDS OF SHIPS ON A SEPARATE HONG KONG REGISTER
The existing manning requirements for ships registered in Hong Kong are that they carry a Master, First Officer, Chief Engineer, Second Engineer and Radio Officer, all of whom must have a British or equivalent Commonwealth certificate of competency and all of whom, except the Second Angineer, must be British or Commonwealth subjects. Additionally, if a Second Officer is carried (and on foreign-going ships this would invariably be the case) he also must have a British or Commonwealth certificate but nced not be a British or Commonwealth subject.
2. In considering the kind of changes that might be made in respect of manning requirements if a separate Hong Kong register were to be set up that would prove sufficiently attractive to persuade Mr Pao and other bona fide Hong Kong residents and companies to registor their ships there, it is clear that the views of the Hong Kong Government and Mr Pao differ radically.
3.
The Hong Kong Government have stressed that although they want more flexible manning requirements they are opposed to any reduction in the present standards of qualifications. With this in mind they have stated:-
(a) that under no circumstances should the Master of a
Hong Kong registered ship be other than British holding a British certificate;
(b)
(c)
(a)
that they favour the acceptance of the certificates issued by certain Western European countries, namely Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany at First Officer, Second Officer, Chief Engineer and Second Engineer levels but not at Master level;
that there is no question of accepting certificates issued by countries such as Taiwan, Chinese People's Republic or South Korea; and
that consideration should be given to permitting long term residents in Hong Kong without British citizenship to sit the Colony's examinations at all levels except Master.
The Hong Kong Government have stressed in particular the importance they attach to (a), namely that the aster of a Hong Kong registered shin shall be a British or Commonwealth subject and hold a British
Suivalent Commonwealth certificats. This accords Ith ble nruc- bice of all reputable maritime countries.
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