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The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report does not contain replies to its previous comments. It is therefore bound to renew its request for information on the following points.

Articles 7 and 9 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that the minimum professional experience required by the Convention is at least three years’ sea service engaged in deck duties in order to obtain a mate’s certificate of competency and at least three years’ sea service in the engine-room in order to obtain an engineer’s certificate of competency. It notes that the Government’s report of 2002 appears to indicate that the minimum professional experience required for a mate’s certificate of competency and for an engineer’s certificate of competency is 18 and 15 months respectively. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide further clarification in this regard.

Part V of the report form. The Committee would appreciate if the Government would communicate in its next report more detailed information on the fishing sector concerning, in particular, the number of vessels of more than 25 registered tons in New Caledonia, the number of certificates of competency issued, statistics on the infringements observed as regards certificates of competency of fishers and any follow-up action, as well as any other information which would enable the Committee to better evaluate the conformity of the national law and practice with the requirements of the Convention.