Buisness and Law

Question 1

Under UNCLOS, What is a Flagg states responsibilities/

Answer 1

1. Maintain a register of all ships.
2. Enforce Regulations Under its states laws with regard to administrative, technical and social conditions of its vessels.
3. Survey and inspection of its vessels.
4. STCW for training of crew.
5. Investigation of any accidents

Question 2

What is the Red ensign group?

Answer 2

The red ensign group is made up of vessels which fly the red ensign. This include;

• UK
• Crown dependencies (Isle of man, Guernsey and jersey)
• British overseas territories (Cayman, Turks and Caicos, Bermuda, Anguilla, BVI’s, Gibraltar…) which have ships registers.

A vessels registered with in the red ensign group is classified and British ships.

Question 3

What is the definition of DISTRESS?

Answer 3

A ship or other vessel or person/s in grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance.

Question 4

What are the Custom Control forms needed to be completed top make a ships report on on arrival.

Answer 4

FAL form 1 - General Decleration
FAL form 3 - Ships stores
FAL form 4 - Crew’s Effects
FAL form 5 - Crew list
FAL form 6 - Passenger list

Question 5

Where would you find guidances on minimum safe manning requirement for yachts.

Answer 5

MSN 1858 (Training & Certification Guidance: UK Requirements for Deck Officers on Large Yachts (over 24m).)

There is a table for guidance on safe manning for yacht found inside,

Question 6

What is the MAIB

Answer 6

Independent branch under the Department of transport which are responsible for investigation and developing reports on marine accidents. The intention of the reports are to promote safety and reduce accidents.
They investigate accidents that involve UK resgistered ships through out the world and and all marine accidents in UK waters.

Question 7

What is a marine casualty

Answer 7

Event that results in:

• Death or serious injury
• Loss of a person from a ship
• Loss or presumed loss of a ship
• Material damage to a ship
• Ship being unfit to proceed to sea required flag approval or condition of class to proceed
• Breakdown of a ship at sea
• Stranding or collision
• Pollution

Question 8

What is a marine incident

Answer 8

Any event resulting from the operation of the ship which is not serious enough to be deemed a casualty but if not corrected has. A likely hood of doing so. Examples:

• Close quarters situation where urgent action was required
• Any event that had potential for serious injury
• Fire that did not result in damage
• Unintended temporary grounding where there was no damage
• MOB where recovered with out injury

Question 9

What to report to MIAB and how

Answer 9

ARF (accident reporting form) form

MArine Casualties and MArine incident

Question 10

What not to report to the MAIB

Answer 10

• Defects or detentions not related to an casualty or incident
• Injuries to passengers that are not a result from ship board operation.
• Damage or injuries occurring ashore not involved worth the ship