CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
OF 12162OZ JANUARY 90
TELNO 108
CONFIDENTIAL
FOR PYRKE, DIRECTOR OF MARINE
1.
HKE
2435
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
22 JAN 1990
DESK OFFICER INDEX
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THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL AT DTP HAS ASKED US TO RELAY THE
FOLLOWING TO YOU:
BEGINS:·
MV LOWLAND LANCER
APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL TRADES PASSENGER SHIPS (STPS) REQUIREMENTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER, SENT BY FAX ON 28 DECEMBER, ABOUT THE POSSIBLE USE OF LOWLAND LANCER AS A SPECIAL TRADES PASSENGER
SHIP.
AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE, TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WHICH YOU HAVE RAISED PRECISELY WOULD REQUIRE AN INSPECTION OF THE SHIP AND IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE OWNERS TO PRESENT THEIR PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION. CLEARLY THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME, CONSEQUENTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME ADVISORY INFORMATION I HAVE ASKED MY STAFF TO STUDY THE REGULATIONS AND THEN MAKE AN ASSESSMENT USING THE LATEST PLANS OF THE SHIP CURRENTLY IN OUR POSSESSION.
Many o
FROM THAT EXERCISE, I CAN NOW GIVE YOU OUR ESTIMATES IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS YOU POSED. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
QUESTION 1
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BERTHED PERSONS WHICH CAN BE CARRIED ON THE SHIP, ON SHORT INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SOLAS CONVENTION WOULD BE 292 (INCLUDING CREW).
QUESTION 2
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT BERTHS WHICH COULD BE CARRIED ON VOYAGES OF LESS THAN 72 HOURS DURATION, IN COMPLIANCE WITH STPS REQUIREMENTS (UTILISING EXISTING TROOP DORMITORY ACCOMMODATION AND USING SUITABLE AREAS OF THE TANK
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