Tables showing appropriate (but non-mandatory) manning levels for deck officers and engineer officers on ships of various sizes and registered power in the Unlimited and Near-coastal trading areas.

It must be documented, reviewed, accepted and retained by the Company. (Section 8. 5)

No. Fines were abolished in the British Merchant Navy in the 1980s. Specified deductions from wages may, however, be made in certain circumstances.

The MCA has responsibility to the Secretary of State for Transport for conducting all surveys of UK ships required by UK Merchant Shipping legislation, including surveys to verify compliance with international conventions to which the UK is a party and surveys to verify compliance with EU law and UK national law. MCA surveyors carry out initial surveys and scheduled annual surveys, intermediate surveys, periodical surveys, renewal surveys, inspections of the outside of ships' bottoms, additional surveys, and  general inspections (which may be unannounced). The majority of statutory survey work is delegated by the MCA to seven authorised classification societies.

No. Risks to the environment (such as when bunkering) should be considered, as well as risks to property (such as the ship, or ship's or shore equipment), and possible lost operational time as a consequence of these.

The conditions under which a person engaged under the agreement may give notice to the employer to terminate his engagement.

When a ship is involved in any of the following events: (1) any accident or occurrence affecting the safety of the ship including collision, running aground, damage, malfunction or breakdown, flooding or shifting of cargo, any defect in the hull or structural failure:

There must be a minimum of two inspections in any five year period, at intervals not exceeding 36 months. Inspections should normally be carried out with the ship out of the water; however consideration may be given to alternate inspections being carried out with the ship afloat.

A general inspection; for this purpose an emergency drill must be witnessed. (Instructions for the Guidance of Surveyors - The ISM Code)

Transfers of oil cargoes or bunkering operations, unless carried out within a harbour area. (The purpose of the Regulations is to ensure that STS transfers take place in harbour areas which have a suitable oil spill contingency plan.)

Refuse in all cases. 

All records, checklists and files; ISM manuals and corrections to manuals; ship's safety and fire-fighting equipment; navigational and machinery manuals; charts; log books; reports; standing orders; posters and placards; bridge procedures; maintenance and repair schedules and records; spares, etc.

(1) Carry out regular risk assessments; 

The employer's obligations in the last answer also apply in the case of a seaman left behind in the UK who became employed under an agreement entered into outside the UK.

For tankers constructed on or after 1 July 2002 the arrangements must, at all times, be capable of rapid deployment in the absence of main power on the ship to be towed and easy connection to the towing ship.