(1) Any commissioned naval or military officer; (2) any DfT officer (e. g. an MCA surveyor or superintendent); (3) any officer of HM Revenue and Customs; and (4) any British consular officer. (S. 284, MSA 1995)

The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/1210), as amended. MSN 1751 explains the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC), but is not up to date with the latest HSSC survey procedures.

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2183) (commonly known as "PUWER"). Guidance on their requirements is in MGN 331, as amended by MGN 378, and in Chapter 20 of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen.

As being equivalent to underdeck carriage of goods. Container line bills of lading therefore usually give the carrier the option of stowing the cargo either on or under deck. 

Under reg. 16. 7, personnel responsible for the operation of an incinerator installed in accordance with reg. 16. 6.1 must be trained to implement the guidance in the manufacturer's operating manual.

No! Although some masters do this in the apparent belief that it will prevent a seaman from refusing to sign on again, it is totally unnecessary and legally improper. Any contract, including a Crew Agreement, signed under duress has no legal effect and is voidable in English law.

(1) Liner vessels trade on liner terms, also called bill of lading terms. 

The following reminders: 

No. 

(1) 1 January 2012; (2) 1 July 2013; (3) 1 January 2014; and (4) 1 January 2017.

In Annex 3 - Nautical Charts and Publications - to the MCA publication Safety of Navigation - Implementing SOLAS Chapter V, 2002 which is referenced as "MCA's 2002 SOLAS V publication" in The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002 and is published on the MCA website.

(1) Navigation: 

Written notification of the completion of corrective action, accompanied where possible by objective evidence, must be forwarded (accompanied by the appropriate copy of the Non-Conformity Note) to the lead MCA auditor through the Designated Person. When the lead auditor is satisfied that the agreed corrective action has been completed the Non-Conformity Note is closed out, stamped, signed and returned to the Designated Person.

Clean or segregated ballast. (MARPOL Annex I, reg. 34. 2)

A certificate issued by the MCA to a ro-ro passenger ship that is not yet fully in compliance with the requirements of the Stockholm Agreement. It shows the ship's A/Amax value.