From a formula in IACS UR A, the ship's Equipment Number is ascertained. With this Equipment Number, Table 1 is entered, and the required number and mass of anchors and the total length of anchor cable to be provided are determined.

Under Article 105, on the high seas, or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any State, every State may seize a pirate ship, or a ship taken by piracy and under the control of pirates, and arrest the persons and seize the property on board.

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SOLAS contains no specific provisions for the provision of anchors and cables. The requirement of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-1 for ships to be constructed, equipped and maintained in conformity with the rules of a recognized classification society (or an equivalent national standard) means that, for most ships, relevant class rules for anchoring equipment must be complied with.

Enter the shipper's figures on the bill of lading. No letter of protest is necessary.

(1) Name and address of the employer (Preamble); 

(1) Name of ship; 

Charterers must normally re-deliver the vessel in the "same good order as when delivered to Charterers, fair wear and tear excepted..." at an agreed port or place and at the agreed time, with the agreed amount of fuel remaining on board.

Trainee Rating (Deck or Engine Departments), Deck Rating Grade 2, Deck Rating Grade 1, Able Seaman Certificate, EDH Certificate, Engine-Room Rating, GP Rating Grade 1, GP Rating Grade 2.

A register of ships owned by persons having genuine links with the flag State, e. g. where the owning or operating company is established in the flag State. The UK register and the Netherlands register are examples. 

Banks are commonly asked by buyers to make credit available to sellers, with shipping documents (e. g. bills of lading) as security, so that sellers can be paid as soon as goods are shipped on board. Without the banks' involvement, sellers might have to wait until goods reach their consignees before being paid.

From 1 January 2014, seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship which is required to comply with the provisions of the ISPS Code on the business of that ship as part of the ship's complement without designated security duties must, before being assigned to any shipboard duties receive appropriate approved training or instruction in security awareness as set out in table A-VI/6-1 of the STCW Code. (STCW Code, Section A- VI/6.4)

Whichever company which has assumed responsibility for the operation of the ship. Where contractors perform elements of responsibility (e. g. crew management and technical management), only one DOC is issued to "the Company".

An abandon ship drill and a fire drill must be held weekly and as many of the crew as practicable should take part. Each crew member must participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill each month.

Because it is a public record and may be referred to in investigations by the MCA or lawyers, relatives of deceased seamen, etc. It is also admissible in evidence in UK court procedures under section 287 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.