MIN 442 advises that ECDIS ship-specific equipment training should relate to the make and model of the equipment fitted of the ship on which a master or deck officer is currently serving, i. e. it will be necessary to attend a training course for each different system the officer is expected to operate. 

(1) The Mediterranean Sea area; (2) the Baltic Sea area; (3) the Black Sea area; (4) the Antarctic area; and (5) the North West European Waters.

MGN 91 (Training and Certification Guidance Part 1).

After any load line survey has been completed, no change is allowed to be made in the structure, equipment, arrangements, material or scantlings covered by the survey, without the sanction of the flag State Administration.

If agreed, yes. A sum in compensation to owners will normally be provided for in the charter party.

(1) Seamen employed in the ship; 

When a survey results in the identification of significant corrosion or of significant structural defects which, in the opinion of the surveyor, will impair the structural integrity of the ship, then remedial action, in consultation with the flag State Administration, should be agreed and implemented before the ship continues in service.

A careful examination of what, in the nature of operations, could cause harm, so that decisions can be made as to whether enough precautions have been taken or whether more should be done to prevent harm.

All persons who are not passengers or members of the crew or children of under one year of age and who are carried on board in connection with the special purpose of that ship or because of special work being carried out aboard that ship.

An agent appointed for a specific act, e. g. fixing a ship on charter, or selling a ship. A shipmaster is a special agent for certain acts, e. g. signing bills of lading, and the engagement and discharge of crew members.

Yes.

These craft may not need to comply fully with the relevant HSC Code. The MCA will determine the extent to which the HSC Code should be applied on a craft-by-craft basis.

On 1 May 2009.

Both should be incorporated into the shipboard Safety Management System (SMS) required under the ISM Code.

A Document of Compliance (DOC) must be issued to a Company that complies with the requirements of the ISM Code. (SOLAS reg. IX/4. 1)