No; only the master or the master's deputy can order the resumption of the work. (The safety officer should have immediately informed the master or his deputy when he stopped the work.)
What external audits is the Company subject to under the ISM Code?
Initial, annual, renewal and, as and when required, additional audits of the shore-side safety management system of the Company.
What are the qualifying requirements in the UK for GP Rating Grade 1 ?
The person must: (1) meet the requirements for Deck Rating Grade 1; and (2) hold an Engine Room Watch Rating Certificate.
What special training must be given to certain personnel in ro-ro passenger ships and other passenger ships?
Crew members whose emergency duties include the guidance of passengers, and the searching and closing down of passenger spaces must be trained and instructed in these duties, as explained in MGN 71 and MGN 95 (Training and Certification Guidance Part 5).
What is negligence?
It has been described by a judge as: "The omission to do something which a reasonable man....would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do". Negligence is committed whenever a person owing a legal duty of care to another person breaches his duty with the result that damage of some kind (e. g. physical or financial) is caused to the other person. Negligence is the biggest area of tort law litigation.
An unmanned ship is being towed to a ship recycling facility. Where may its Ballast Water Record Book be kept?
Either on the tow or on the towing ship.
What must the employer ensure before providing personal protective equipment?
That an assessment is carried out to identify the characteristics required of the equipment.
What is causation?
An expression of the relationship that must be found to exist between the tortious act of the wrongdoer and the injury to the victim in order to justify compensation of the latter out of the pocket of the former.
What are the various Categories on the High Speed Craft Safety Certificate?
Category A Passenger craft; Category B Passenger craft; Cargo craft.
What document is required to be produced by the shipper in certain cases before loading a bulk carrier?
A declaration of the density of the cargo to be loaded, in addition to the other information required by The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations. (See LOADING and DISCHARGING CARGO in Section I.) This is so as to verify compliance with the 1780 kg/m3 limit for existing ships.
If a UK ship is attacked outside the Gulf of Aden or Somalia region, who should reports be sent to?
An immediate post attack report should be made to the relevant Rescue and Coordination Centre (RCC) and through them to the law enforcement agencies or naval authorities of the port or Coastal State. (MGN 420, 32. 2)
What is the basic purpose of VDR?
To assist in casualty investigations.
Where can the Special requirements applicable to ships assigned timber freeboards be found?
In Part 4 of Schedule 2 to MSN 1752.
Where there is a chain of events leading to a loss, which event is the proximate cause?
The most dominant and effective cause, not the nearest cause in time.
Which British ships are not normally registered?
Crown (i. e. Government-owned) vessels, e. g. warships; very small vessels; and vessels not used for sea trade (e. g. restaurant ships and museum ships).
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