RESTRICTED
COVERMENT IS SYMPATHETIC TO THIS AIM PROVIDED THERE ARE EFFECTIVE SAFEGUARS WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT, HILE CERTAIN CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE HONG KONG REGISTER WOLLD VARY FROM THOSE IN THE UK, THE RESULTING STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND MANNING WOULD BE EQUIVALENT, IN SO FAR AS THE NEW REGISTER WOULD RESULT IN SHIPS OF HONG KONG OWNERS REGISTERED OR DUE TO BE REGI-TERED UNDER OTHER FLAGS BECOMING REGISTERED IN HONG KONG WHERE HIGH STANDARDS WILL BE MAINTAINED, THIS WOULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER SHIPPING SAFETY STANDARDS
CENERALLY,
2. AT PRESENT THE ACUTE SHORTAGE OF BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY OFFICERS IN
ITH THE EXISTING THE FAR EAST HA ES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLY CONDITIONS FOR SHIPS REGISTERED IN HONG KONG THAT OFFICERS SHOULD BE BRITISH: AND THE E. CEPTION THAT SECOND OFFICERS AND SECOND ENGINEERS MAY BE ALIENS WHO HAVE PASSED BRITISH EXAMINATIONS HAS NOT IN PRACTICE BEEN MUCH BENEFIT TO HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS WHOSE FLEETS ARE GROWING CONSIDERABLY, IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED THAT ALL OFFICERS
ELOW THE LEVEL OF MASTER COULD BE ALIENS AND THAT HONG KONG CERTIFICATES MIGHT E GRANTED BY VIERTUE OF PREVIOUS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, NON-BRITISH QUALIFICATIONS AND AN ADEQ JATE COMMAND OF CPO EN ENGLISH AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUCCESS IN APPROPRIATE BRITISH EX ZINATIONS. THE FEASIBILITY OF DOING, THIS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HI BEST STANDARDS APPROPRIATE TO SHIPS FLYING THE RED ENSIGN WILL BE ST DIED ZY 'THE UK TEAM WHO WILL INTERVIEW A SELECTION OF OFFICERS SER ING ON HONG KONG SHPOWNERS' SHIPS. THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TYPE TESTINGAFETY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USED ON SHIPS WHICH MIGHT BE BRUGHT ON TO A SEPARTE REGISTER WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
3. NO DIFFERENCE ETWEEN HONG KONG AND UK REQUIREMENTS ARE
RATINGS CONTEMPLATED WITH REGARD TO MANNIG AND QUALIFICATIONS O AND CREW ACCO ODATION, AND MASTERS WOULD BE BRITISH, IN THE EVENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS DEING AGREED FOR OFFICERS BELOW THE MASTER AND FOR TYPE-TESTING E UIPMENT AND MATERIALS, UK MARINE SURVEYORS WOULD BE SECONDED TO HONG KONG TO WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO ENSURE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF STANDARDS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
/4. IT IS
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