Legal instruments adopted by the ILO's constituents (governments, employers and workers) that set out basic principles and rights at work. They include ILO conventions and recommendations.

Instructions for use and maintenance of the personal protective equipment must be available and comprehensible. 

The liability of a master for damages in civil law, including contract law, agency law and tort law, as determined by a civil court. (See LAW OF TORT in Section B.)

On summary conviction, a fine of up to £50, 000; or on conviction on indictment, an unlimited fine or imprisonment for up to 2 years, or both. In addition, a Section 61 Inquiry into the master's conduct could be held, and his certificate could be cancelled or suspended.

Enforcement may include the use of Prohibition or Improvement Notices, prosecution, and/or detention of the ship.

A number of observations under the same section of the ISM Code (e. g. Section 8 - Emergency Preparedness) may be issued as a single (minor) non­conformity. If they are not under the same section of the Code they will be treated as individual observations.

No. Although a discharge would not be a breach of UK law, the MARPOL special area status may be enforced under coastal State law. (In any case, the IMO Clean Seas Guide lists these areas as special areas to be observed. )

Except where there is an Indefinite Agreement, a List of Crew must remain in force:

The MCA's 2002 SOLAS V Publication (also called Safety of Navigation - Implementing SOLAS Chapter V, 2002) contains the SOLAS requirements for the provision of gyro and magnetic compasses, as well as the MCA's guidance (including Annex 13 - Magnetic Compasses and Annex 20 - Inspection and Survey of Navigational Equipment).

To ensure that shipowners have sufficient financial means to meet their liabilities in the event of an accident.

MGN 97 (Training and Certification Guidance Part 10).

A master's lien for his remuneration, and all disbursements or liabilities properly made or incurred by him on account of the ship, which exists by virtue of section 41 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Website: www. ics.org.uk Seafarers can study with the Institute's TutorShip correspondence course, sit examinations and gain ICS Membership as MICS.

Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) Training.

They will be gradually phased out as States that have ratified those Conventions ratify the MLC 2006. (There will be a transitional period when some Conventions will be in force in parallel with the MLC 2006.) States that ratify the MLC 2006 will no longer be bound by the older conventions when the MLC 2006 comes into force for them.