(1) Safety familiarisation training as required by Section A-VI/1.1 of the STCW Code, as amended in 2010, in the case of a person on board (other than a passenger) not possessing a valid PST certificate:
When does the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 apply to a shipment?
Where the port of shipment is a port in the UK, whether or not the carriage is between ports in two different States. Where the cargo is shipped as part of a multi-modal operation (for which a "combined transport or multi-modal bill of lading has been issued), COGSA 71 applies only to the seaborne part of the carriage.
Which M Notice contains the MCA's guidance on ECDIS training requirements?
MIN 442 - Training for ECDIS as Primary Means of Navigation, issued in August 2012, clarifies what training is acceptable for masters and deck officers of UK ships in which ECDIS is the primary means of navigation.
Which organisations may carry out International Load Line Certificate surveys and issue International Load Line Certificates?
In the UK: MCA or LR, DNV, BV, ABS, GL, NKK or RINA under MCA authority. Abroad: any Convention Country Administration at the MCA's request. In practice, a Recognised Organisation normally issues the ILLC. For an unclassed UK ship, MCA will issue the ILLC, in which case the letters alongside the loadline disc will be "DT", or for old ships, "BT".
If seamen making a rightful complaint about provisions or water are dissatisfied with the master's action or inaction in response to it, what may they do?
The seamen may take their complaint to a superintendent or proper officer (i. e. an MCA superintendent in the UK or a British consul or a shipping master or marine officer in a UK overseas territory). (MSA 1995, s. 44(2))
Which organisations have been granted Recognized Organisation status for purposes of the survey and certification of UK ships?
Lloyd's Register (LR), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Germanischer Lloyd (GL), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK or Class NK).
What document, published on the MCA website, contains guidance on the UK's implementation of the 2002 revision of SOLAS chapter II-2
Construction - Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction Implementing SOLAS 11-2, 2002. It applies, unless expressly provided otherwise, to all ships built on or after 1 July 2002. For older ships, the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998 for Large Ships or Small Ships, as appropriate, apply.
What deductions from a seaman's wages may be made in connection with his dismissal or indiscipline?
A deduction from wages may be made in three cases.
What obligations are imposed by the ISPS Code regarding training of the company security officer?
The CSO and appropriate shore-based personnel must have knowledge and received training, taking into account the guidance in part B of the ISPS Code. (Section 13. 1)
If oil fuel tanks are ballasted, how should the dirty ballast be discharged?
Either through the oil/water separator or to reception facilities, in either case with a record made in the Oil Record Book Part 1, Section (B).
What are the BSF clauses?
A set of contractual clauses for incorporation in crew agreements of ships to which the National Maritime Board (NMB) Agreements applied up to 30 September 1990, when the NMB was disbanded.
Which IMO convention was intended to "plug the gaps" in the UNCLOS definition of piracy?
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (also called the SUA Convention or Rome Convention).
What is the carrier's legal obligation towards the cargo when the ship is at sea?
Article III of the Hague-Visby Rules (and Article 3 of the Hague Rules) requires the Carrier to "...properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried. "
How should a marine pollutant be marked on its packaging or container?
By a triangle symbol having a fish at its centre, with an overlaid cross.
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