CONFIDENTIAL
ENGLISH SATISFACTORY.
LOWER GENERAL EDUCATION THAN UK AND
INADEQUATE TRAINING COURSES A HANDICAP BUT DECK OFFICER SAMPLE
INTELLIGENT AND KEEN.
4.
TRAINING FACILITIES SHOULD BE FAPIDLY EXPANDED FOR NEW RECRUITS AND FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE COURSES PROVIDED FOR EXISTING PERSONNEL. OWNERS APPEAR RELUCTANT TO PAY SALARIES DURING STUDY LEAVE AND THEY CONSIDER HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE FACILITIES AND LAND. DI SAGREEMENT AMONGST OWNERS REGARDING NATURE OF TRAINING FOR DECK OFFICERS,
5.
IF NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS WERE WAIVED FOR MASTERS THEN NUMBER OF SHIPS FOR REGISTER WOULD INITIALLY BE LIMITED BY NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE SECOND ENGINEERS, MATES AND SECOND MATES.
6. WAH KWONG ONE OFLARGEST AND INFLUENTIAL OWNERS WITH THIRTY NEW VESSELS AND TWENTY BUILDING SEES NEW REGISTER AS PRESTIGE OPERATION. THEY WOULD QUOTE SELECT SPECIAL
CREWS FOR ABOUT HALF THEIR EIGHT NEW BUILDINGS ON REGISTER IN FIRST YEAR OR TWO AND ALL THEIR NEWLY BUILT SHIPS THEREAFTER.
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CREW ACCOMMODATION.
SURVEY OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONFIRMED PREVIOUS REPORT.
CORRIDOR BULKHEADS ARE B CLASS COMBUSTIBLE AS OPPOSED
(A)
TO B CLASS INCOMBUSTIBLE REQUIREMENT OF DTI.
(B)
SCALE OF PRIVATE BATHROOMS FOR OFFICERS COULD NOT MEET RECENT ILO CONVENTION REQUIREMENTS.
(C)
APART FROM MINOR DETAILS CREW ACCOMMODATION WOULD MEET
PRESENT DTI STANDARDS.
8. COWLEY AND ANDERSON AND HUNT RETURN TO HONG KONG ON
THOMPSON AND LEE REMAIN FOR FURTHER
DECEMBER SECOND.
INVESTIGATIONS.
WARNER
SHIP
DISTRIBUTION:
M+T D
HKIOD
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