To carry out, to standards set by the MCA, tests, type approvals and certification of equipment listed in MSN 1735 (as amended) for which no internationally agreed standard exists, i. e. certain fire appliances, life-saving appliances, marine engineering, navigation equipment, marine radio equipment, marine pollution equipment, crew accommodation, and bulk carrier safety equipment.

At common law, the vessel provided must be seaworthy for the purposes of the contract (when this is agreed). Thereafter, owners usually agree only to exercise due diligence to make the vessel seaworthy for each voyage during the charter period.

Externals audits are carried out by MCA surveyors in accordance with UK regulations and IMO Guidelines. Internal audits are carried out by Company personnel in accordance with procedures documented in the SMS.

No. A copy of the DOC must be kept on board the ship so that the master can produce it on request for verification. (SOLAS reg. IX/4. 2)

Time charter parties usually provide that after the vessel has been unavailable to charterers for a specified period of time because of machinery breakdown, winch breakdowns, crew strikes, hull damage, drydocking or other reasons not beyond owners' control, payments of hire will cease until the vessel is available to charterers again. During this time the vessel is said to be off-hire.

(1) The ship must not have been detained in the previous 36 months; 

The right of a person in lawful possession of the property of another to retain possession of the property as security for a claim against its owner.

Not necessarily. 

Usually at the first special survey, i. e. at 5 years of age.

In common law legal systems, a previous decision of a judge which established a rule or principle. Judges have to write their legal reasoning for their decisions, and these must be applied by lower courts when determining cases having similar issues or facts, and must be taken into account by courts of the same rank.

(1) Before being assigned to shipboard duties; 

Yes. 

HM Coastguard is a branch of the MCA with responsibility for co-ordination of all civil maritime search and rescue in the UK Search and Rescue Region (UKSRR) which extends to 30° W longitude. Information about Coastguard operations can be found under "Emergency Response" and "Search and Rescue" on the MCA website www.dft.gov.uk/mca

The master should obtain from the operator of port reception facilities, or from the master of the ship receiving the garbage, a receipt or certificate specifying the estimated amount of garbage transferred. The receipts or certificates must be kept on board the ship with the Garbage Record Book for two years.

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (often abbreviated to MLC 2006)