To all UK ships (wherever they may be), and to all non-UK ships while in UK waters.

(1) An initial survey before the ship is put in service; (2) a renewal survey at intervals not exceeding 5 years; and (3) an annual survey within 3 months before or after each anniversary date of the certificate.

To give legal effect in the UK to the Hague-Visby Rules, i. e. to make the Rules part of UK statute law.

Having reported an accident by telephone to the MAIB, a completed Accident Report Form should be e-mailed or faxed to the MAIB as soon as possible. An Accident Report Form can be printed from the MAIB website, or e-mailed from the website. The MAIB fax number is in MGN 458.

Ships (other than ships of Classes II, VIII(T), IX, XI and XII) engaged only on short international voyages. (This class includes most UK coastal dry-cargo ships.)

Yes. 

As either "trivial", "tolerable", "moderate", "substantial" or "intolerable".

To carry out, to internationally agreed standards, tests, type approvals and certification of equipment listed in MSN 1734 (as amended), i. e. certain life- saving appliances, marine pollution prevention, fire protection, navigation equipment and radio-communication equipment.

Another code of conduct, or the company's disciplinary rules, if approved by the MCA, may be incorporated by reference (in an additional clause) into the Crew Agreement. Any code or rules so used must be made available, on demand, to each person signing the Crew Agreement.

BS8800: 2004. (The MCA's guidance is based on this standard. )

A safe working environment which includes: (1) a health and safety protection policy; (2) procedures to ensure safe operation of ships in compliance with regulations and rules; (3) lines of communication between personnel ashore and afloat; (4) procedures for reporting accidents; and (5) procedures for responding to emergency situations.

Section 55 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 provides that a person under school-leaving age must not be employed on any UK ship except as permitted by Merchant Shipping regulations.

(1) Classify work activities; (2) identify hazards and personnel at risk; (3) determine risk; (4) decide if risk is tolerable; (5) prepare action plan (if necessary); and (6) review adequacy of action plan.

Any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from any ship in the Antarctic Area (the sea area south of latitude 60°S) is prohibited. (MARPOL Annex 1, reg. 15. 4)

The persons employed under it must be discharged from the Agreement and, if their service on the ship is to continue, they must be engaged on a new Agreement.