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4. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ONLY SENIOR CHINESE OR NON-BRITISH DECK OFFICERS, WITHOUT D.T.I. QUALIFICATIONS, WHO THE D.T.1. WISH TO INTERVIEW.

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THE TEAM HAVE SAID THAT THIS LACUNA SHOULD NOT ADVERSELY INFLUENCE THEIR REPORT AND THEY HAVE CONCEDED THAT THE WORLD-WIDE JUNIOR DECK OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS THEY HAVE SO FAR INTERVIEWED HAVE GENERALLY BEEN OF A HIGH STANDARD. MOREOVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT SENIOR DECK OFFICERS HAS NOT REALLY BEEN DUE TO LACK OF CO-OPERATION ON THE PART OF Y.K. PAO AND HIS MANAGEMENT, THEY ARE, AS YOU MAY GATHER, AT PRESENT HEAVILY STRETCHED TRYING TO COPE WITH THE SHORTAGE OF BUNKER FUEL WHICH IS COMPLICATING THEIR OPERATIONS IN MANY PARTS OF THE

WORLD.

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ANOTHER MITIGATING FACTOR IS THAT WHEREAS THERE WILL BE DOUBT AS TO THE AMOUNT OF TONNAGE OTHER OWNERS WILL COMMIT UNTIL THEY HAVE EVALUATED THE D.T.1. CONDITIONS, THERE IS LESS DOUBT ABOUT WORLD- WIDE'S INTENTIONS BOTH BECAUSE OF PAO'S PERSONAL INTEREST AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER QUALITY OF HIS OFFICERS AND SHIPS, AND THE MUCH LARGER PROPORTION OF WORLD-WIDE'S OFFICERS WHO ALREADY HAVE D.T.I. QUALIFICATIONS, THE BREAKDOWN OF THE LATTER, AS A PERCENTAGE

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OF WORLD-WIDE'S OFFICER CADRE IS :-

MASTERS 35 PER CENT

CHIEF OFFICERS

CHIEF ENGINEERS

SECOND ENGINEERS

MACLEHOSE

35 PER CENT

30 PER CENT

12 PER CENT.

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