Law Flashcards
Tell me everything you know about IMO
IMO -
International Maritime Organization
Is the UN’s specialized agency
Which is responsible for safety and security of shipping,
Prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution from shipping.
They have 175 member states
and 50 conventions and protocols which are a minimum set of standards
Some IMO conventions are -
SOLAS MARPOL STCW IRPCS Search and Rescue Load Lines
They create Laws such as the Merchant shipping act and
2010 merchant health and safety act
Tell me everything you know about M notices
MSN’s -
Merchant shipping notices
Contain technical detail of statutory instruments
Mandatory information that must be complied with under UK Legislation
MGN’s
Marine Guidance Notes
Provide significant guidance and advice on industry best practices
And how to best implement MSN’s
MIN’s
Marine Information Notes
Give information normally valid for a short time directed to a small group such as training establishment and manufacturers
Tell me what you know about LYC
LYC is the Red ensign group Large Yacht code
For commercial yachts over 24 meters in length carry up to 12 passengers and carry no cargo
The code contains exerts from codes such as SOLAS and MARPOL that relate to the applicable vessels.
Such as - Construction and strength Watertight integrity Water freeing arrangements Stability Steering Bilge pumping Freeboard LSA Fire safety Radio Navigation equipment Anchors and cables Accommodation and recreational facilities
Tell me what you know about the small vessel code
Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or
Pleasure, Workboats and Pilot Boats MGN280
Relates to commercial vessels less then 24meters can carry cargo up to 12 passengers and UK PILOT VESSELs
Replaces the color codes
Same content headings as the LYC
General requirements Structural strength Watertight bulk heads Water freeing arrangements Machinery Electrical arrangements Steering gear. Rudder, and propeller system Bilge pumping Stability LSA Fire Safety Navigation equipment Radio equipment Anchors and cables Accommodation
What is a Statutory Instrument?
Quickest way to ADJUST CHANGE ADD OR AMEND an existing law
THIS IS THE LAW
What else does the MCA do?
Search and rescue plan Oil response plan Spotter aircraft Certificates Weather with the met office Port state control Flag state control for UK flagged vessels Receiver of wreck
What is the MAIB
Marine Accident and Incident Branch
Investigate marine accidents involving UK vessels WORLD WIDE and all vessels in the uk territory
Not apart of the MCA - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Name some MSN’s
MSN 1781 - THE MERCHANT SHIPPING DISTRESS SIGNAL AND PREVENTION OF COLLISION REGULATIONS 1996
MSN 1858 - requirements for deck officer on large yachts
MSN 1892 - The Work Boat Code edition 2
MSN 1903 GMDSS requirements ship requirements
Name some MGNs
040 - ISM CODE
071 - Musters and drills
166 - guidelines for passage planning
280 - Small vessel code - work boats, pilot boats
315 - Keeping a safe navigational watch
364 - TSS rule 10 Dover strait
369 - Navigation in restricted visibility
379 - Use of Electronic Aids
499 - LSA servicing requirements - life rafts, life jackets, HRUs
659 - Entry into enclosed space
Name the most recent MGN you’ve read
—MGN 592 amendments 1 AUGUST 18th
Anchoring mooring and towing
Amendment 1 updates references and industry best practice during safe anchoring and mooring operations.
—MGN 659 amendments 2 may 2022
Entry into enclosed space
They changed it -
to affect fishing boats due to recent deaths
Change the definition to line up with the IMO
And introduced mandatory training for personal entering enclosed spaces
—MGN 533 - August 9th 2022
Means of safe access
Amendment 2 updates references and industry best practice in carrying out risk assessments. Rigging gangway - working at height etc
Tell me what you know about ISPS
International Ship and Port facility Security
The aim is to reduce the vulnerability of the industry to a security attack. Thus counting the threat and reducing the risk.
Commercial vessels over 500 T must comply
Under the code Security officers must be appointed onboard and ashore -
Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs), Ship Security Officers (SSOs) and Company Security Officers (CSOs)
A vessel must also have a -
Ship security Plan and a Ship security alert system
The SSO must also implement the security level
Security level 1: normal,
the level at which the ship or port facility normally operates. This is when you:
• Check the identity of all people coming on board
Sign onto vessel
Security level 2: heightened,
the level applying for as long as there is a heightened risk of a security incident.
This is when you should consider:
• Patrolling the decks during ‘silent hours’
- Limit access points
• Escorting visitors to the ship
• Searching all or part of the vessel
Security level 3: exceptional, • Granting access only to security forces • Directing persons on board • Refusing all deliveries • Evacuating the ship • Moving the ship
Training and drills are also required Damage via explosion etc Hijacking Stowaway Smuggling
DOS - declaration of security
Is a declaration that address the security requirements between port and ship
Required when -
Ship is higher than port
Port is higher than ship (port is to initiate the DOS)
Tell me what you know about ISM
The purpose of the ISM Code is to provide an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
A safety culture for personal both ashore and afloat, working within the perimeter of the marine industry, to provide safer ships and cleaner sea
All commercial vessels over 500GT
There are three parties involved:
• The owner or company
To produce a SAFETY MANAGEMENT POLICY . In other words, the owner or management company must show that they are managing the ships in their care safely.
Appoint the Master and DPA
• The Master
Implement the safety and environmental-protection policy of the company
Review the SMS and report its deficiencies to the shore-based management.
Motivate the crew in the observation of that policy
• The flag state.
Issues - ‘DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE’ to the owner that shows that the latter
complies with the Code and ‘SAFE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE SMC’ to each ship that the company owns
or manages
• Valid for five years and the company and the ships are all subject to inspection in the mean times.
ISM requires that every vessel has a vessel specific SMS including items such as - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES DESIGNATED PERSON SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS EMERGENCY PRODUCES REPORTING NON CONFORMITIES AND ACCIDENTS DOCUMENTATION
STCW certificates
Personal survival techniques
Personal safety and social responsibility
PDSD Proficiency in designed security duties
Elementary first aid
Fire prevention and fire fighting
Tell me what you know about SOLAS
SOLAS was established after the Titanic accident in 1912 and first came into force in 1914
The main objective is to set a SPECIFIC minimum standard for CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS of ships
14 chapters include - GCFLRSCM
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 i CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 2 ii FIRE PROTECTION, DETECTION AND EXTINCTION
CHAPTER 3 LSA
CHAPTER 4 RADIOCOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 5 SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
CHAPTER 6 AND 7 CARRIAGE OF CARGO AND DNAGEROUS GOODS
CHAPTER 9 IS MANAGEMENT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF SHIP
What is COSWOP
The code of safe working practices
A gudiebook for implementing statutory instruments and regulations.
Published by the MCA
Written from the Law (not the law)
Most recently amended December 2021
COSWOP includes 33 chapters
Managing health and safety
Safety on board
Living/ save movement/ security - Onboard
Emergency procedures
Fire precautions
PPE
Hot work
Painting
Anchoring, mooring, towing
Safety Signs
Permit to work system
Entering dangerous enclosed spaces
Working at height
