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ping safety and the prevention of pollution from ships. He was speaking at the fifth Min- isterial Conference on Port State Control, which was held in Copenhagen on September 14. Mr. O'Neil warned, "I think we have to recognize ... that what has been done so far is only the begin- ning. Unless we do more now mari- time safety could deteriorate very rapidly." He referred to a worsening rate of casualties at sea since the begin- ning of this year and pointed out that the rate of accidents involving bulk carriers seems to be increasing again. Mr. O'Neil said that during the next few years, many bulk carriers built in the 1980s of high-tensile steel will be reaching an age when corrosion becomes a major threat. However, because plates made of high-tensile steel are thinner than those made of conventional steel, corrosion is an even greater dan- ger. The Secretary-General said that increased port state control offers one way of preventing such acci- dents. He maintains there is also a need for an improvement in personnel standards. Over the last decade shipping has been transformed, with one of the biggest changes being tl use of seafarers from developii countries, seafarers who are willii to work for less money than thoi from traditional maritime countrie Mr. O'Neil said, "In addition ensuring that the ships they sail c are safe, we also have a duty 1 ensure that the seafarers are pro] erly trained and that the certificate they possess can be relied on." Oil Pollution Conference Set For December 7-8 Executive Enterprises, Inc., management education company, i presenting an oil pollution confei ence December 7-8 in Houston Texas. The conference will feature speak ers from the U.S. Coast Guard', (USCG) National Pollution Fund Center, The USCG Marine Safet; Office in Tampa, Fla., and the Na tional Oceanic and Atmospherii Administration (NOAA). 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