The SSO should have adequate knowledge of, and receive training, in some or all of the following, as appropriate: 

Detailed records of all events associated with the accident or the breakdown of machinery or equipment, and the salvage services subsequently rendered. 

(1) Take the stowaways into custody;

A group of tasks, duties and responsibilities, as specified in the STCW Code, necessary for ship operation, safety of life at sea or protection of the marine environment. (STCW 2010 Reg. I/1. 1. 24)

The owner applies for renewal to the RSS within the final three months of the registration period and makes a new Declaration of Eligibility. If other details have not changed, registration can be renewed for a further five years.

A multi-part, multi-purpose shipping document for non-hazardous goods, widely used in the liner trades where it accompanies the goods to the port, to a freight forwarder's depot or to an inland container depot. It contains information about the shipment of interest to the carrier, receiving authority, freight forwarder, etc.

New and existing ships, engaged in international voyages, of 400 GT and above or which are certified to carry more than 15 persons, from 27 September 2008.

Yes. Section 102 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 applies to a ship (whether a UK ship or not) carrying more than 12 passengers and employed in carrying passengers between places in the Limited European Trading Area, and provides that the master of any ship to which that section applies may refuse to receive on board any person who by reason of drunkenness or otherwise is in such a state, or misconducts himself in such a manner, as to cause annoyance or injury to passengers on board, and if any such person is on board, may put him on shore at any convenient place. (A person so refused admittance or put ashore will not be entitled to the return of any fare he has paid.)

1: Ship's name; 

The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/2110) ("the Vessel Traffic Monitoring Regulations" or "VTM Regulations"), as amended by SIs 2005/1092, 2008/3145 and 2011/2616.

A bond, sometimes for a large amount of money, for each stowaway on board. (In Singapore, for example, the bond amount in 2008 was USD 10,000. ) The port authorities will enforce these bonds if the stowaways are found missing from the ship at the time of outward clearance.

(1) M.1386 - Emergency Information for Passengers on Passenger Ships of Classes III, IV, V, VI and VI(A); and (2) M.1409 - Emergency Information for Passengers. M.1409 contains recommendations "primarily intended for passenger ships of Classes I, II and II(A)".

Amendment 10, which was promulgated in December 2010 by MIN 402 (now expired).

The operator, agent or master of a ship bound for a port or anchorage in the Paris MoU region must notify its arrival at least 24 hours in advance, or at the latest, at the time the ship leaves the previous port, if the voyage time is less than 24 hours, or if the port of call is not known or it is changed during the voyage, as soon as this information is available. The following information must be submitted: (1) ship identification (mandatory IMO number and additional name, call sign and/or MMSI number); (2) port of destination; (3) estimated time of arrival (ETA); and (4) estimated time of departure (ETD). 

The following forms, as appropriate: a General Declaration (IMO FAL form 1 - Customs form C94); a Ship's Stores Declaration (IMO FAL form 3 - C95); a Crew's Effects Declaration (IMO FAL form 4 - C96); a Crew List (IMO FAL form 5 - C97); if the vessel is carrying 12 passengers or fewer, a Passenger List (IMO FAL form 6 - C98); and a Cargo Declaration. The number of copies required of each form varies from port to port. The master should keep a copy of all report forms he submits.