New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 77

Page 3275

✨ International Maritime Convention

Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3275

International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th September, 1934.

THE following International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, signed at London on the 31st day of May, 1929, and to which His Majesty’s Government in New Zealand has given notification of accession pursuant to Article 64 of the said Convention, is published for general information.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Marine.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.

PREAMBLE.

The Governments of Germany, the Commonwealth of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, the Irish Free State, the United States of America, Finland, France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics ; being desirous of promoting safety of life at sea by establishing in common agreement uniform principles and rules directed thereto ;

Considering that this end may best be achieved by the conclusion of a Convention ;

Have appointed their Plenipotentiaries, namely :

The Government of Germany :

Dr. Friedrich StHAMEr, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the German Reich in London.

Mr. Gustav KEONIGS, Ministerialdirigent in the Reichsverkehrsministerium, Geheimer Regierungsrat, Berlin.

Mr. Arthur WERNER, Oberregierungsrat in the Reichsverkehrsministerium, Geheimer Justizrat, Berlin.

Mr. Walter LAAS, Professor, Director of the “ Germanischer Lloyd ” Classification Society, Berlin.

Dr. Otto RIESS, Director ret. of the Reichsschiffsvermessungsamt, Geheimer Regierungsrat, Neubrandenburg.

Mr. Hermann GIESS, Ministerialrat in the Reichspostministerium, Berlin.

Vice-Admiral Hugo DOMINIK, President of the “ Deutsche Seewarte,” Hamburg.

The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia :

Captain Henry James FEAKES, Royal Australian Navy, Commonwealth Naval Representative in London.

Lieut.-Commander Thomas FREE, Royal Naval Reserve (Retired).

Captain J. K. DAVIS, Commonwealth Director of Navigation.

The Government of Belgium :

Baron DE GERLACHE DE GOMERY, Director-General of the Marine Department.

Mr. Gustave DE WINNE, Ingénieur en Chef, Director of the Marine Department.

Mr. Georges GOOR, Adviser to the Marine Department.

The Government of Canada :

Mr. Alexander JOHNSTON, Deputy Minister of Marine.

Mr. Lucien PACAUD, Secretary in the Office of the Canadian High Commissioner in London.

The Government of Denmark :

Mr. Emil KROGH, Assistant-Secretary in the Marine Department, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Shipping.

Mr. V. TOPSØE-JENSEN, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Captain V. LORCK, Chief Examiner of Masters and Mates.

Mr. J. A. KÖRBING, Technical Managing Director of the United Steam Ship Company, Copenhagen.

Mr. Aage H. LARSEN, Engineer in Chief of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Shipping.

Mr. Arnold POULSEN, Engineer Commissioner to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Shipping.

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🚂 Publication of International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated25 September 1934
KeywordsMaritime Safety, International Convention, Merchant Shipping, Life at Sea
👱🏽 Names

21 names identified

Friedrich StHAMEr (Dr.), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Gustav KEONIGS (Ministerialdirigent), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Arthur WERNER (Oberregierungsrat), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Walter LAAS (Professor), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Otto RIESS (Dr.), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Hermann GIESS (Ministerialrat), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Hugo DOMINIK (Vice-Admiral), Plenipotentiary for Germany
Henry James FEAKES (Captain), Plenipotentiary for Australia
Thomas FREE (Lieut.-Commander), Plenipotentiary for Australia
J. K. DAVIS (Captain), Plenipotentiary for Australia
DE GERLACHE DE GOMERY (Baron), Plenipotentiary for Belgium
Gustave DE WINNE (Ingénieur en Chef), Plenipotentiary for Belgium
Georges GOOR, Plenipotentiary for Belgium
Alexander JOHNSTON, Plenipotentiary for Canada
Lucien PACAUD, Plenipotentiary for Canada
Emil KROGH, Plenipotentiary for Denmark
V. TOPSØE-JENSEN, Plenipotentiary for Denmark
V. LORCK (Captain), Plenipotentiary for Denmark
J. A. KÖRBING, Plenipotentiary for Denmark
Aage H. LARSEN (Engineer in Chief), Plenipotentiary for Denmark
Arnold POULSEN (Engineer Commissioner), Plenipotentiary for Denmark

👩‍💼 Officials

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Marine

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