Not usually. The fixture will probably have been made and the charter party drawn up some weeks or days before the ship must load the cargo. The date of the fixture is normally at the top of the first page of the charter party.

The Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1228), as amended by SI 2010/1769, SI 2011/974 and SI 2012/742.

If charterers insist on issue of their own house bill of lading forms, the contract of carriage will normally be between the charterers and the shipper, and the terms printed on the bill of lading should make clear who the carrier is.

If the Crew Agreement is a BSF Agreement, or an additional clause has been inserted in an NFD agreement so as to permit it, the master could deduct a sum from the seafarer's wages equal to the actual cost of his repatriation, or to one week's pay, whichever was the lower sum.

All sea-going UK ships other than cargo ships of less than 300 GT, under Part II of The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2070).

IMO Guidelines for the Onboard Operational Use of Shipborne AIS state that AIS should always be in operation when ships are underway or at anchor. 

Any chemical element or compound, on its own or admixed, as it occurs in the natural state or as produced, used or released, including release as waste, by any work activity, whether or not produced intentionally and whether or not placed on the market.

They are used in the liner trades, the dry bulk trades and the tanker trades worldwide. The requirement for bills of lading to be issued generally stems from a term in the contract of sale of the goods.

A certificate issued by a competent harbour authority to a bona fide master or first mate of a specified ship, so that, when in the charge of the holder, the ship may be exempted from taking an authorised pilot when navigating in the pilotage waters under the jurisdiction of the issuing authority.

Employers of seafarers and other workers on ships must protect workers from risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens. 

The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1743) (the "2012 ARI Regulations"). The Regulations reflect the requirements of Directive 2009/18/EC.

A mix of legally enforceable rules, together with guidance on the interpretation of those rules. They may be considered as MSNs combined with Guidance for Surveyors. They include: (1) SOLAS Chapter II-2, 2002; (2) SOLAS Chapter V; (3) Charts and Nautical Publications - Equivalency; and (4) Safe Loading & Unloading of Bulk Carriers 2003.

Yes. 

Certificate of British Registry; 

"Shipboard operational procedures manuals supported by standing instructions based upon the company's navigation policy should form the basis of command and control on board.