In The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1743). The Regulations reflect the requirements of Directive 2009/18/EC and are explained in MGN 458.

(1) Chief mate - 3, 000 GT or more - no area limit (Reg. II/2. 1); and (2) Chief mate - between 500 GT and 3, 000 GT - no area limit (Reg. II/2.3).

Details of all data relating to the general condition of the ship, e. g. manning and provisioning, cargo aboard, draught, result of stability/stress checks when conducted, inspections of controls, steering gear and navigational and radio- communication equipment.

In chapter 3 of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen.

Every ship of 400 GT and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 persons or more, engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of another Party to MARPOL 73/78. Every fixed or floating platform must also have a GRB.

Ships of 400 GT and above engaged in international voyages, excluding fixed or floating platforms, FSUs and FPSOs, under the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, which entered into force on 17 September 2008.

Yes. Signals for incidents not requiring a muster of the passengers or of the whole crew, or for dealing with a minor incident, are at the master's discretion.

Passenger ships engaged only on voyages with not more than 250 passengers on board, to sea, or in Category A, B, C or D waters, in all cases in favorable weather and during restricted periods, in the course of which the ships are at no time more than 15 miles, exclusive of any Category A, B, C or D waters, from their point of departure nor more than 3 miles from land.

MGN 403.

Yes. Time spent on training, whether under a theoretical or practical or combined theoretical and practical work training scheme, is to be counted as working time.

They are held at 5-yearly intervals to renew the ship's Certificate of Class for a further 5 years. A special survey is to establish the condition of the hull structure to confirm that the structural integrity is satisfactory in accordance with the classification requirements, and will remain fit for its intended purpose until the next special survey, subject to proper maintenance and operation. It is also intended to detect possible damages and to establish the extent of any deterioration.

MSN 1458.

After one voyage or 7 days' service has been completed, whichever first occurs. His engagement can be terminated in a country named in the Agreement by the period of notice stated in the Notice Clause. The notice period excludes Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

ECDIS training became a mandatory requirement for all masters and deck officers serving on vessels fitted with ECDIS from 1 January 2012.

Although the Class Authorisation table on the MCA website indicates that INLSC surveys are carried out only by the MCA, the MCA Survey and Certification Policy document (MSIS 23) states (at para. 2. 23. 6. 3) that "some classification societies have been given full delegation for these surveys".