It is defined in UNCLOS Article 76 as the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas extending beyond the territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of it land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance.

A CRA is only issued when the RSS has received a complete CEC application from a shipping company. The application is assessed by the CEC Team and if requested, a CRA is faxed to the shipping company.

Yes. Cruise ships, for example, often have surveyors on board at sea, carrying out annual and other surveys for the maintenance of certificate validity.

Ensure that the number of originals shown on the face is the same as the number of bills of lading presented and not marked "NON-NEGOTIABLE".

Under regulation 22 of The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations, ships on non-international voyages may be issued with a DOC when fully compliant.

A UK government inquiry ordered by the Secretary of State for Transport into the fitness or conduct of an officer.

BARECON, a BIMCO standard form. The current edition, BARECON 2001, is the successor to BARECON 89.

Each day's entries.

A printed emergency plan in English and, if different, in the working language of the crew, in respect of each Class in which the ship operates. (In practice, many ships have a computer-based Decision Support System. )

At 1 February 2013 it is the Consolidated 2010 edition, incorporating Amendment 10.

If the equipment, etc. is not in good order, the certificate can not be extended. This would mean that if the ship had to make a call at an intermediate port (e. g. for bunkers) before reaching the survey port, the certificate would be invalidated on arrival at the intermediate port and would have to be renewed before the vessel continued its voyage.

The owner must deliver a list to the MCA every 6 months of all crew changes made in the last 6 months.

At a port in a country named in the Voyage Clause. (The country's name should be entered by the person preparing the ALC documents. )

IMO Resolution A. 744(18), as amended.

The standard of competence specified in section A-VI/6, paragraphs 6 to 8 of the STCW Code. (STCW Reg. VI/6.4)