TNAG-0510-FCO40-575-Registration-of-merchant-shipping-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 70

Y.E.

The following information was received from Dr. Sohmen of Worldwide Shipping/this morning:-

*

Worldwide's

·73. 074

(A)

No. of candidates

Total

(i)

interviewed by D.T.I. team

40

13

(11)

considered

qualified

04

(B)

(1)

No. of candidates

put-forward by

Worldwide's for

interview

(11)

No. of candidates

intervierod

13

posted to ships

before interview

who left Worldwide's

before interview

who refused to

attend interview

1

(C)

Worldwide's candidates consisted of: -

Grade

Chief Engineers

Second Engineers

Interviewed

3

¿

Second Officers

20

20

Passed

5

OT LO NJ

(D)

(B)

About half of Worldwide's fleet is operated by Japanese and Korean crews. Of the officers for the other half of the fleet (44 ships):

34 Masters

29 Chief Officers

16 Chief Engineers

9 Second Engineers

have D.T.I. qualifications.

The figures in (D) above represent the following percentages (approx.) of Worldwide's officers:-

Masters

35%%

Chief Officers

35%

Chief Engineers

30%

Second Engineers

108

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