The flag State Administration may exempt a ship from the ECDIS fitting requirements if the ship will be taken permanently out of service within two years after the implementation date.

A Dangerous Goods/Marine Pollutants Note. 

The MCA must: carry out verifications in relation to the vessel, including checks of documentation and a check for the presence of a voyage data recorder; 

The VDR system, including all sensors, must be subjected to an annual performance test conducted by an approved testing or servicing facility to verify the accuracy, duration and recoverability of the recorded data. In addition, tests and inspections must be conducted to determine the serviceability of all protective enclosures and devices fitted to aid location. A copy of the Certificate of Compliance issued by the testing facility must be retained on board the ship.

A senior MCA Superintendent in the UK, or a Proper Officer abroad.

Yes. SOLAS regulation V/19.2.1.5 requires back-up arrangements meeting the functional requirements for nautical charts in regulation V/19.2.1.4, i. e. the back-up arrangements must be able to be used "to plan and display the ship's route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions throughout the voyage".

The owner should apply to the RSS, submitting the current Certificate of British Registry and the statutory fee.

Assuming the pack of ALC documents is to hand, proceed as follows: 

MGN 441 contains amendments to the MCA's 2002 SOLAS V Publication dealing with LRIT. It contains SOLAS regulation V/19-1 and guidance on the survey, certification and compliance of ships that are required to transmit LRIT information.

Yes. 

Security duties include all security tasks and duties on board ships as defined by chapter XI-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974, as amended) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. (STCW Reg. 1/1.1.29)

"Appropriate information on the cargo sufficiently in advance of loading to enable the precautions which may be necessary for proper stowage and safe carriage of the cargo to be put into effect." It must be confirmed in writing by "appropriate shipping documents" and must be accompanied by a declaration. (A model Form for Cargo Information for Solid Bulk Cargoes is included in the IMSBC Code.)

In three groups. 

An entry must be made in the Garbage Record Book: 

Charterers.