An indemnity is for the value of the subject matter insured at the time of its loss, i. e. the insurers will place the assured in the same financial position as he occupied immediately prior to his loss. That is why insurers will assess the value of a written-off car before paying a claim.

Usually, jointly-approved surveyors, paid for 50/50 by owners and charterers. Sometimes, however, the on-hire survey is paid by one party and the off-hire survey by the other party.

The general rule in time chartering is that matters of navigation are for the shipowners to control, while matters of employment are for charterers to control. 

They must be trained to be able to communicate effectively between themselves and with passengers during an emergency, as detailed in Paragraph 3, STCW Code A-V/2, and be able to demonstrate the correct donning of lifejackets.

Yes. The Regulations require a record to be made in writing. COSWP states that the master should record the election or appointment of every safety representative either in the Official Log Book or in the minutes of safety committee meetings.

According to para. 2. 2. 2 of MSN 1767, the Regulations will not be taken to apply to those whose normal place of work is ashore but who are working on a sea-going ship on a temporary or short-term basis, e. g. fitters, guest lecturers and entertainers, research scientists, riding crews, trainees and volunteers on sail training ships who are not carrying out safety-critical roles, provided such workers are covered by the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1988/1833).

Under resolution A. 744(18), as amended, an Enhanced Survey Report File must be held on board consisting of: 

Surveyors of one of the UK Recognised Organisations (LR, ABS, BV, DNV, GL, NKK or RINA). (MCA surveyors or, at the MCA's request, surveyors of other SOLAS Contracting States may also carry out surveys. )

(1) All ships of 300 GT and upwards engaged on international voyages; (2) cargo ships of 500 GT and upwards not engaged on international voyages; and (3) all passenger ships, irrespective of size, engaged on international or domestic voyages. AIS is required by SOLAS regulation V/19. 2. 4.

Passenger ships engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages. This class includes most UK-flag cruise ships, UK-flag deep-sea cargo ships carrying 13 or more passengers, and some troop-carrying Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

On the front: the class notations assigned for hull and propulsion machinery (and in the case of a reefer ship, for refrigerating machinery). On other pages: annual/intermediate survey endorsements; endorsement of any extension of the special survey completion date; and endorsement of special survey completion.

Common classification rules for the structural scantlings of double-hulled tankers of 150 m or more in length and bulk carriers of 90 m or more in length classed with IACS Societies and contracted for construction on or after 1 April 2006, when the Rules entered into force.

In MSN 1781, as amended by MSN 1781 (Corrigendum) and MSN 1781 (Amendment).

MCA surveyors may inspect any ship to check compliance with The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations.

A contractual term less essential than a condition, such that its breach will not have the effect of giving the injured party the right to repudiate the contract, although he may sue for damages. The majority of terms in most contracts are warranties rather than conditions. For example, a charterparty usually contains a speed warranty (that the chartered vessel is capable of a specified speed), while a tanker charterparty usually contains a pumping warranty (that the tanker can pump at a specified rate).