Subject to any exceptions to the limits as agreed in an MCA-authorised collective agreement or workforce agreement, the minimum hours of rest must be not less than 10 hours in any 24-hour period, and 77 hours in any 7-day period.

Passenger ships engaged only on voyages in the course of which they are at no time more than 70 miles by sea from their point of departure nor more than 18 miles from the coast of the UK, and which are at sea only in favorable weather and during restricted periods. This class includes various UK coastal passenger ships, including the paddle steamer Waverley for part of each year.

Yes. 

In the Guidance Notes in the MCA's 2002 SOLAS V publication.

The Company must designate a company security officer (CSO). A person designated as CSO may act as CSO for one or more ships, depending on the number or types of ships the Company operates provided it is clearly identified for which ships this person is responsible. A Company may, depending on the number or types of ships they operate designate several persons as CSOs provided it is clearly identified for which ships each person is responsible. (Section 11.1)

12 months.

Any ship which is not a Type A ship.

Under SOLAS regulation V/10. 7 (which is mandatory for UK ships under The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002), a ship must use a mandatory ships' routeing system adopted by IMO as required for its category or cargo carried and in accordance with the relevant provisions in force, unless there are compelling reasons not to use a particular ships' routeing system. Any such reason must be recorded in the ship's log.

Yes. Reckless navigation is a crime but may also give rise to a claim in tort if it causes injury to another person. The crime will be prosecuted like any other but it is up to the injured party to seek compensation from the wrongdoer by means of a claim in tort.

No. The HSSC only covers certificates required by SOLAS, MARPOL, the LOADLINE Convention and the gas and chemical tanker codes.

There are no special requirements in SOLAS regulation II-2/19 for the carriage of dangerous goods of classes 6. 2 and 7, and for the carriage of dangerous goods in limited quantities, as required in chapter 3. 4 of the IMDG Code, and excepted quantities, as required in chapter 3. 5 of the IMDG Code. Class 6. 2

Regulation 8 of the ARI Regulations requires the Chief Inspector of the MAIB to carry out a safety investigation whenever a very serious marine casualty occurs involving a vessel to which the EU Directive applies.

MSN 1767 states: "If agreement cannot be reached between the owners or operator and master, and seafarers or seafarers' representatives regarding manning levels, the MCA will consider the views put forward and, if appropriate, require the manning levels to be revised. When disagreement occurs, it may be necessary to arrange a practical demonstration of the crew's ability to carry out the essential tasks in the context of the Principles of Safe Manning."

The RSS; an MCA superintendent; an MCA surveyor; and a UK Customs officer. (Non-UK officials may have similar powers under port State laws. )

(1) Concentrated Inspection Campaign (2012);