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Q. 191) Eca region / why it is so / its previous name / control measures
X
due to control of emission sulphur and nitrogen from ships engine/SECA Previous name/low sulphur fuel and design of engine
Q. 192) If gmdss is not installed on non conventional ship will PSC detain
Xgmdss is under solas convention hence psc can not detain
but if its equivalent equipment is not installed than psc can detain
Q. 193) Distress related questions
XQ. 194) Grounds for cancellation of your coc
Xif it is proved that fault or misconduct of an officer
during collision master did not assisted other vessel
Q. 195) Why annex two control measures and annex 1 preventive measures
XQ. 196) When is dos issued ?
X
A ship can request completion of a Declaration of Security when:
• the ship is operating at a higher security level than the port facility or another ship it is
interfacing with;
• there has been a security threat or a security incident involving the ship or involving the
port facility, as applicable;
• the ship is at a port which is not required to have and implement an approved port facility
security plan; or
• the ship is conducting ship-to-ship activities with another ship not required to have and
implement an approved Ship Security Plan
When the Security Level increases beyond the level contained in the DoS, the continuing DoS becomes void and a new DoS must be signed and implemented.
A copy of the Declaration of Security must be kept by both the ship and the port facility.
The Declaration of Security shall be made available to government authorities upon request.
Copies of Declarations of Security must be kept for at least the last 10 port calls
Q. 197) What is wreck ?
X
Wreck means:
1-goods, which have been cast into the sea and then sink and remain under water
2-goods which have been cast or fall into the sea and remain floating on the surface
3-goods, which are sunk in the sea, but are attached to a floating object in order that they may be found again
4-goods which are thrown away or abandoned
5-a vessel abandoned without hope or intention of recovery
Q. 198) What is salvage , what are the duties of salvor / owner ? conditions and criteria ?
XSalvage- any act or activity undertaken to assist a vessel or property in danger in navigable waters or any waters whatsoever
Duties of Salvor:
undertake salvage with due care/ exercise due care to minimize pollution damage during the salvage/ seek assistance from other salvors when required / accept assistance when reasonable from other salvors when vessel owners request so.
Duty of owner
Assist salvor in all means as practicable / due care to minimize pollution damage / take re delivery of the vessel when salvor request so upon reaching a safe port.
Condition and Criteria for reward:-
Condtion – there should be some saving from the act
Criteria –
a.value of the property saved
b. skill of the salvor in minimizing pollution
c. skill of the salvor in saving property and human life
d. nature and degree of danger
e. risk and liability taken by the salvor
f. promptness of the assistance rendered
g. readiness of the salvor and equipements
h. extend of the use of equipments and vessel
I measure of success achieved
J time used, losses and expenses incurred to the salvor
k. salvage remuneration cannot be more than the salved value
Q. 199) Both to blame collision clause ?
XAs per hague and hague visby rules, collision at sea is an excepted peril. Wherein the carrier is not liable to pay the cargo owner for the losses or the damage incurred to the cargo carried. In which case the cargo owner have to claim compensation from the cargo insurer.
But as per US common law and few other countries which have not ratified collision convention, the cargo owner under loss in a collision incident can claim his 100% loss from the non carrying ship and the non carrying ship can in return claim from the carrier ship the amount equivalent to the blame proption as set out by the court.
This intervene the hague and hague visby rules provision of the owner being not liable, where the carrier end up paying for the cargo loss, hence a clause (both to blame) is inserted in the charter party where the cargo owner indemnifies the carrier from any liability to the non carrying ship with respect to the losses claimed.
US doesn’t approve of such clause, bt it’s a practice to incorporate such clause with a hope that it will stand good in a court trial in future.
Q. 200) How often you conduct SMS review onboard as per ISM ?
XSMS review is to be conducted within periods mentioned in the vessels SMS. It can be once in a contract or once in 6 months , depends on company to company. Nevertheless reviewing the system is a continuous process and done on daily basis along with day to day shipboard operations
