(1) Scotland; (2) Louisiana (USA); (3) Quebec (Canada); (4) South Africa; (5) Thailand; (6) Malta; (7) Israel; (8) Seychelles. where some other prior colonial power established another legal system which was retained after English colonisation.

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2184). Guidance on their requirements is in MGN 332 and in Chapter 21 of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen.

Ships automatically send their LRIT information to an Application Service Provider/Data Centre appointed or operated by the flag State Administration. The Administration can at all times monitor the vessel, request on-demand transmissions and change the automatic reporting interval.

In the "Search and Rescue Framework for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" document, published on the MCA website.

The port where the voyage is to commence and the country in which the voyage is to end (at a port to be determined by the master) are entered in the Voyage Clause of the agreement's terms. The limits of north and south latitude are also entered.

A Certificate of Class can normally only be issued by the society's committee on the recommendation of their surveyor, following a special survey. 

On the MCA website www. dft. gov. uk/mca under Ships and Cargoes/Cargo Safety/Marine pollution information.

The shipowner, the operator or any other party concerned, e. g. the charterer.

(1) Name and address of owner(s); and (2) the number of shares they own.

Cargo residues that cannot be recovered using commonly available methods for unloading may be discharged outside a special area as far as practicable but in no case less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land. These cargo residues may not contain any substances classified as harmful to the marine environment, taking into account the IMO 2012 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V.

A complete inspection before a ship is put into service of all the items relating to a particular certificate, to ensure that the relevant requirements are complied with and that these items are satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. (2011 HSSC Survey Guidelines, 2. 1)

It is introduced to Parliament as a Bill, has a series of "readings" by both Houses, goes before a scrutinising Committee, and if passed is given the Royal Assent before entering into force on a specified date.

No. Because the safety officer has to investigate all accidents, he should avoid direct involvement with any medical treatment, if possible, so that he can carry out his investigation of any personnel accident as soon as possible.

Annex 13 (Magnetic Compasses) to the MCA's 2002 SOLAS V Publication advises that each magnetic compass required to be carried must be properly adjusted and its table or curve of residual deviations must be available at all times. 

Personnel holding a statutory appointment as an inspector under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 (HASAW), or as an authorised officer under the Food Safety Act 1990.