It would amount to a breach of contract by the employer, for which the seamen could bring a legal action for damages. Charterparty terms may therefore be restricted by the terms of the Crew Agreement.

Unless a seaman left behind is discharged in the normal way and receives his wages on his discharge, any wages due under the Crew Agreement must be paid by the employer, or by the master on the employer's behalf, within 28 days of the seaman's arrival at his place of return. An Account of Wages (ASW) must be delivered at the same time.

Before being assigned to shipboard duties, all persons employed or engaged on a seagoing ship, other than passengers, shall receive approved familiarisation training in personal survival techniques or receive sufficient information and instruction, taking account of the guidance given in part B, to be able to: 

(1) Basic Tanker training; and (2) Specialised Tanker training.

A Loading and Stability Manual, approved, signed and dated by MCA or an organisation authorised by MCA.

Personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces on board passenger ships shall have completed the safety training specified in section A- V/2, paragraph 2 of the STCW Code. (STCW Reg. V/2.5)

It can suspend the officer's certificate of competency.

Yes. Annual safety management audits (officially called verifications) are carried out to maintain the DOC's validity, within 3 months either side of each anniversary date.

(1) Able seafarer engine (Reg. III/5); (2) Electro-technical officer (Reg. III/6); and (3) Electro-technical rating (Reg. III/7).

The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/2110) 

Tankers engaged on voyages any of which are short international voyages. (This class includes, for example, UK tankers trading to the near-Continent.)

No. 

In the Bridge Procedures Guide, Section 1 - Bridge organisation.

No. The term SO₂ Emission Control Area does not feature in the revised Annex VI. Instead, Emission Control Areas are defined.

Grams of CO2 per tonne/nautical mile (g/tnm).