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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Dear Platform Group,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">You have seen the request for standardization of “ö” to “oe” so all vessels with “Hoegh” become “Hoeegh”. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">There is an alternative which the platform group needs to discuss. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">a) </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Is it time to implement extended characters and allow “ö”, “ø”, “ä” etc? Both ICES and NOAA can handle this change. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">b) </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">If yes, how should this be implemented?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Update all old ship names</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Make a “point in time” change</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Please send your views to me as soon as possible and by 23 April at the latest. We need answers from all members of the platform group. If other groups should be contacted for their views, please let us know.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Kind regards,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Marilynn</FONT></SPAN></P>
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