(1) Candidates for certification as officer in charge of a navigational watch of ships of 500 GT or more (STCW Code Section A-II/1);
What details are shown on a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate?
Name of ship; distinctive numbers or letters (call sign);
Which craft do the HSC Codes apply to?
They both apply to high-speed craft on international voyages. The 2000 HSC Code applies to craft built on or after 1 July 2002. The 1994 Code applies to older craft.
What are examples of possible situations where an Improvement Notice could be served by the MCA?
(1) Where a company operating a passenger ship is not using a passenger counting method in accordance with the relevant regulations;
What is "plastic" defined as in the revised MARPOL Annex V?
A solid material which contains as an essential ingredient one or more high molecular mass polymers and which is formed (shaped) during either manufacture of the polymer or the fabrication into a finished product by heat and/or pressure. Plastics have material properties ranging from hard and brittle to soft and elastic. For the purposes of this annex, "all plastics" means all garbage that consists of or includes plastic in any form, including synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage bags and incinerator ashes from plastic products.
When complying with LOLER, which other health and safety regulations must an employer have regard to?
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations, and The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006 ("PUWER") (see above).
What happens if notice of readiness is tendered whilst at anchor, before a required hold survey is made, and the ship then fails the survey?
The notice of readiness given will be invalid, and a new notice of readiness will have to be tendered once the holds have been further prepared and pass another survey.
What certificate must be completed where packaged goods are to be packed or shipped in or on a cargo transport unit?
A Container or Vehicle Packing Certificate must be signed by the person who stowed the goods in or on their transport unit (e. g. container).
What duty in connection with health and safety policy is imposed on the employer by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations?
The duty to write an up-to-date policy statement and bring this to the notice of the workers on board. (Regulation 6)
What are the contents of Section 4 of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen, 2010 edition?
Specialist Ships: Chapter 29: Dry cargo ships: Chapter 30: Tankers and other ships carrying bulk liquid cargoes; Chapter 31: Ships serving offshore oil and gas installations; Chapter 32: Ro-ro ferries; Chapter 33: Port towage industry; Chapter 34: Noise, vibration and other physical agents.
What is the purpose of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992?
Chiefly, it enables a consignee or endorsee of a bill of lading, on transfer of the Bill, to sue the carrier for loss or damage to the goods as though he was a party to the contract of carriage (the shipper and the carrier being the two parties).
What is the MCA's guidance on backup arrangements for ECDIS?
MIN 445 state that the MCA considers that the following will meet the adequate back-up requirements for ECDIS: (1) an independent, fully compliant second ECDIS unit, connected to ship's main and emergency power supplies; or (2) an appropriate folio of paper nautical charts (as stated in the footnote SOLAS Regulation V/19. 2. 1. 5).
Which M Notice contains the latest MCA Guidelines for the Provision of Food and Fresh Water?
MGN 397. It replaced MGN 61, M. 1214 and M. 1401.
What entries should be made in the Official Log Book on taking command of a new UK ship?
(1) On the front cover, the name of the ship, its port of choice, Official Number and gross and net tonnages (Entry No. 1).
What limits does UNCLOS set for the boundary of a coastal State's continental shelf?
It may be either 350 nautical miles (nm) from baselines or 100 nm from the 2, 500-metre isobath (a line connecting depths of 2, 500 m), whichever is greater.
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