No, it is totally independent from the MCA so that the Chief Inspector may, if he believes it necessary, be critical of and make recommendations to the MCA.

(1) Rating forming part of a navigational watch (Reg. II/4.1); and (2) Able seafarer deck (Reg. II/5).

Directive 1999/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 concerning the enforcement of provisions in respect of seafarers' hours of work on board ships calling at Community ports.

The master should accept the goods for carriage on condition that he can issue a claused bill of lading stating the nature of the damage. He is entitled, as the carrier's servant, to enter remarks on the bill of lading as to the apparent order and condition of the goods.

(1) Before the ship is put into service, an initial survey of the structure and machinery, including an inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom; 

(1) Officer in charge of an engineering watch; (2) second engineer; and (3) chief engineer. Each is graded according to propulsion power, resulting in one grade of officer in charge of an engineering watch, two grades of second engineer and two grades of chief engineer. (4) The new capacity of electro- technical officer is also provided for (without limitations). 

COSWP advises that an agenda should be circulated, together with any associated documents and papers, and the minutes of the previous meeting.

On the hull structure and piping systems in ways of cargo holds, cofferdams, pipe tunnels, void spaces within the cargo length area and all ballast tanks.

The ship must make a Declaration of Security with the port.

In-service survey, inspections, thorough examinations and certification are to be carried out as required by LOLER. 

Not amongst merchant ship classes: Class X ships are fishing boats.

Regulation 13 sets progressively reducing NOx emission limits for diesel engines (other than emergency engines) of over 130 kW output power in three tiers (Tier I, Tier II and Tier III), according to date of construction of the ship, with the lowest limits applied to engines in ships built on or after 1 January 2016 when operating in an Emission Control Area. Within each tier the NOx emission limit (in grams per kilowatt-hour, or g/kWh) is set according to the rated engine speed (i. e. crankshaft revolutions per minute).

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations require employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of workers arising in the normal course of their activities or duties, for the purpose of identifying groups of workers at particular risk in the performance of their duties, and the measures to be taken to comply with the employer's duties under the Regulations. (Reg. 7)

(1) Causing a non-British ship to appear British; 

Unless expressly provided otherwise in its Regulations, Annex V applies to all ships.