(1) To provide the agreed cargo at the agreed loading port; (2) to load the cargo within the agreed period of laytime; (3) to pay owners the agreed rate of freight at the agreed time. Where "free in and out" (FIO) terms are agreed they must pay cargo-handling costs at both ends.

In Ships and Cargoes/ Legislation and Guidance/ Statutory Publications.

To the appropriate certifying authority. For a passenger ship this is normally the MCA (who issue Passenger Certificates and Passenger Ship Safety Certificates), although class surveyors may carry out the hull survey. For non- passenger ships the classification society usually issues the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.

If the master finds (after a properly conducted hearing) that the seafarer had breached Paragraph 9 of the Merchant Navy Code of Conduct and decides that the continued presence on board of the seafarer would be detrimental to the efficient and safe running of the ship or to the maintenance of harmonious personal relations on board.

For tankers constructed before 1 July 2002, the design and construction of emergency towing arrangements shall be approved by the flag State Administration, based on IMO Guidelines.

He should ensure that surveyors and other visitors who need to move about the ship are at all times accompanied by an officer. Movements of visitors on any kind of business (e. g. surveyors) should be restricted to those parts of the ship of legitimate interest. Movements of other visitors (e. g. family, students, etc. ) should likewise be monitored and controlled, and in the interests of claims reduction should be restricted to non-working areas of the vessel.

Certificate of British Registry; 

(Amongst other things): (1) provide for safe practices in ship operation and a safe working environment; (2) establish safeguards against all identified risks; and (3) continuously improve safety management skills of personnel ashore and aboard ships, including preparing for emergencies relating both to safety and environmental protection. (ISM Code, 1. 2. 2)

Diesel engines installed in a ship built on or after 1 January 2000 but before 1 January 2011.

A Certificate of Entry for the ship; the club's Rule Book; the club's List of Correspondents; possibly a List of Ships entered with the club. Most clubs issue loss prevention literature (bulletins, booklets, etc. ) for officers' guidance, as well as a club magazine. Some also produce loss prevention videos.

A notification in writing giving notice of the nature of the goods and, in the case of liquid goods with a flashpoint at or below 60 degrees Celsius (closed cup), specifying the flashpoint of those goods. 

The following question is asked: "Would a prudent owner have required that the defect should be made good before sending his ship to sea, had he known of it?" If the answer is "yes", the ship was not seaworthy.

After ACS inspection on delivery or on change of flag, an Interim Certificate of Inspection will be issued, with the same expiry date as the Interim Safety Management Certificate. Another inspection is carried out with the initial ISM and ISPS audits, after which a full-term CoI is issued to the ship.

There is a long phase-in period for existing vessels, whereby those over 15 years of age are checked and modified if required first, and the youngest vessels have until they are 17 years old to comply. The requirements apply to existing ships carrying cargoes with a density of 1780 kg/m3 or over.

A policy for a specified period of cover. Although the period may be of any agreed duration, the hull and machinery of most ships is insured on a time policy with cover commencing at 0000 hours GMT/UTC on a specified date and ending exactly 12 months later.