[LEAPSECS] "China move could call time on GMT"

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 4 Jan 2012 at 20:15, Michael Sokolov wrote:


> The problem with your argument is that the time zone system doesn't

> work for everyone.  What is the "local civil time" for someone who

> doesn't hold citizenship in any country and lives on a boat that

> continuously circumnavigates the world?


World time zone maps generally show a series of perfectly regular 
time zones divided at the appropriate meridians through the oceans 
wherever there aren't any nations that set their time otherwise for 
political reasons.

However, I suppose on any particular ship it would be up to the 
captain to decide when to adjust ship time, not necessarily exactly 
when those meridians are crossed.

-- 
== Dan ==
Dan's Mail Format Site: http://mailformat.dan.info/
Dan's Web Tips: http://webtips.dan.info/
Dan's Domain Site: http://domains.dan.info/