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candidate would have to take a relatively short full-time course

in order to stand a feir chance of success in the examination but this

need not be a pre-condition. These arrangements will be transitional

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for some years until longer-term entry and training arrangements

could be established.

In order to secure comparability of standards

wo envisage that the Examiners in Charge for both deck and engineer

cfficers would be seconded from the UK.

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The team

If this approach to certification is acceptable, we then need to agree on arrangements for approving plans of new construction in Japanese yards and safety equipment on ships built there.

had a number of reservations about standards adopted and over-reliance

on Mal but there are excellent testing facilities in Japan and the

Japanese would be prepared to test to our requirements. The extra

costs to Hong Kong shipowners would be small provided requirements were

stipulated before a contract was signed.

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e are convinced, however, that standards for safety equipment,

materials, installations and survey should be the same for the Hong

Kong register as for the UK one and the team's investigation in J

has helped us to assess the possible implications of approval of

Japanese squipment and materials so far as our shipping is concerned.

In common with other maritime countries, including Japan, we prefer

to have our own equiquent and material on our ships over which we c

unavulse cluber control. lonalanation of appearing

for the Uk and sony Long regissers would convey ha

zanufacturare at the expense of ours. Before taking positive cal

tine-contain

Bersaniq this poo. Terotion, wa voula nood te be

satisfied that we could negotiate fair arrangements wath Jagrata,

possibly including a measure of reciprocity for our naring

equipment