Officer of the watch (Engine), or Engine OOW.
For what grades of personnel and types of vessel are the certificates in the last answer required?
(1) The GOC is required by masters and deck officers on ships trading in Areas A2, A3 and A4, and by professional yachtmasters.
What are the UK statutory requirements regarding the misuse of distress signals?
The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002 require compliance with SOLAS regulation V/35, which provides that the use of an international distress signal, except for the purpose of indicating that a person or persons are in distress, and the use of any signal which may be confused with an international distress signal are prohibited. No penalty is specified in the Safety of Navigation Regulations for a contravention of regulation 35.
How is the minimum freeboard of Type A and Type B ships determined?
From freeboard tables for Type A and Type B ships in the Regulations for Determining Load Lines, which are reproduced in MSN 1752.
Are there any circumstances where a ship does not have to produce a Bunker Delivery Note and samples as required by regulation 18 of Annex VI?
Yes. Where offshore supply vessels and bunker barges use fuel blended on board for their own bunkers they need not produce the BDN and samples required by regulation 18. They must, however, keep records of all fuel oil transfers in the Oil Record Book.
Agreement between the ship and port facility on responsibility for certain activities is required to be shown on the Declaration of Security form. What activities are these?
(1) Ensuring the performance of all security duties;
What basic information should a bill of lading contain?
Reference number; shipper's name/address; consignee's name/address, or "to order"; notify party's name/address; loading port; loading date; vessel's name;
Will the coastal State always provide a place of refuge when requested?
Unfortunately not, as the masters and salvors of the oil tankers Castor and Prestige discovered to their personal cost.
What is AMVER?
The Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, a computer-based, voluntary, global ship reporting system sponsored by the US Coast Guard, used worldwide by search and rescue authorities to arrange for assistance to persons in distress at sea.
How should the Form for Cargo Information be used?
(1) Before any solid bulk cargo is loaded, the master must ensure that he has received the required cargo information and, where required, a solid bulk cargo density declaration.
Which publication contains a list of all traffic separation schemes shown on Admiralty charts, both adopted and unadopted?
Annual Notice No. 17 in the Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners. IMO- adopted schemes have the letters "IMO" in the "Authority" column.
Why might a shipmaster need to visit the British Consul at a foreign port?
(1) To note protest; (2) to obtain official documents such as a Crew Agreement and List of Crew, Official Log Book or Radio Log;
Which UK ships are Class VII(T) ships?
Tankers engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages. (This class includes UK ocean-going tankers.)
Which documents do the Hague-Visby Rules apply to?
Every bill of lading relating to the carriage of goods between ports in two different states if:
What will happen if all the necessary security information is provided by a UK ship but the foreign port State believes the ship not to be in compliance with the ISPS Code?
If, after receipt of the information in the last answer, there are clear grounds for believing that the ship is not in compliance with the ISPS Code, it is likely that port State control officers will attempt to establish communication with the ship and the flag State Administration (i. e. MCA) in order to rectify the situation.
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