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Q. 1151) Whom will you inform in case of por & what reporting ?
XWhom all 2 inform u can take from bradsons notes
wrt reporting as per msa sec 350 & also in case of indian seafarer onboard foreign ships ref ms notice 26/2002 (since they want everything in the Indian context he will want this)
Q. 1152) Situation - 1 pd vessel on port side your on stb side your action ?
XQ. 1153) What if ships is carrying less than 2000 tonnes of oil & it had some sought of a oil poll incident who would then pay ?
XRan for 3 days for this. After many calls to lots of smart people like :
1)the IOPC FUND gave the London office many calls but they were not of much help.
2)showed him the IOPC claims manual itself, by the way they have still not given an answer.
3)got a couple of answers from P&I club surveyors which he didnt accept
4)showed him emails from IOPC n P&I surveyors not satisfied.
5)talked about STOPIA (SMALL TANKER OWNERS POLL INDEMNITY AGREEMENT) dont make a mistake of saying this in front of him (u will have to run for 6 days to find about STOPIA)
6)spoke about P&I cover of 500 million $ for owners liability for oil pol damage & 250 million $ @ an additional premium he was not happy.
7)& finally Capt Naik (angel from heaven) came to the rescue in case of such a situation the owner will bear full responsibility he will after the incident deposit sums in a 1st class bank (i guess SBI kyuki government ka hain) as decided by the courts at the place where the case is being presided over. When i told him this then he said u see its the 'NATIONAL LEGISLATION WHICH WILL TAKE ITS COURSE' i shook my head and he passed me ??
Although it is not mandatory but the owner may have insurance cover for oil pollution. If not then he shall bear all the expenses, which may be guaranteed in the form of a bank guarantee if necessary.
Q. 1154) Structural requirements of chemical tankers ?
XQ. 1155) Quote ROR rule 10 ?
XQ. 1156) What are the duties of the receiver of the wreck ?
XQ. 1157) When would you head to port of refugee (por) ?
XIf in any circumstance my vsl is not sea worthy wrt to hull,eqpt or machinery i would head to a port of refugee he exclaimed YES!
1.Necessary repair to hull or machinery
2.Necessary stores in order to complete the voyage safely like bunkers and water.(If the vessel falls short during the voyage.
3.Protection from rough weather like storm
4.Shifting of cargo
5.Leakage of oil from stern tube seals
6.Vessel in peril
Q. 1158) Wrt to collision (k. and msc see ) what in your opinion was the reason for the collisions ? take models & show me how the collis
XGood ans for above would be there was non -compliance with the following, SOLAS chap 5,COLREG -72, STCW-2010 part b , no BTM n BRM on the part of the officers n masters of both ships , + i added VTMS was not tracking the ships.This didn't make him very happy he said if vtms is not there so what, u r there right? i said yes.


