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Q. 252) When is dos issued ?
XA 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. 253) 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. 254) 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. 255) 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
Q. 256) What are the contents of the cargo securing manual
XGeneral.
Securing Devices and Arrangements
Specification of Fixed Cargo Securing Devices.
Specification of Portable Cargo Securing Devices
Inspection and Maintenance Schemes
Stowage and Securing of cargo .
Handling and safety instructions.
Application of portable securing devices
Supplementary Requirements for General Cargo/Container vessel.
Appendix I – Log for maintenance of cargo securing equipment.
Appendix II – Manual procedure for calculation of lashings...
Appendix III – Applicable Annexes from the CSS Code
Appendix IV – LASHCONTM IMO USER GUIDE
Appendix V – Certification for fixed cargo securing devices
Appendix VI – Certification for portable cargo securing devices.
Q. 257) What is the differnce between piracy & armed robbery ?
XBasically piracy is in high seas not within any states jurisdiction while armed robbery is within internal waters, territorial waters and archipelagic waters.
The following definition of piracy is contained in article 101 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS):
“Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
(a)any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:
(i)on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft;
(ii)against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;
(b)any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;
(c)any act inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).â€
“Armed robbery against ships†means any of the following acts:
1 any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against a ship or against persons or property on board such a ship, within a State’s internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea;
2 any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described above.
Q. 258) How to head during a helicopter operation ?
XA) When using a Landing area
Wind less than 25kts
Landing Area aft- wind to be on 45 deg from stbd to port bow
Landing area fwd – wind to be on 45 stbd bow to astern
Wind more than 25kts
Landing Area aft- wind to be from Ahead to port beam
Landing area fwd – Wind to be from Stbd beam to 45 deg stbd quarter
When using winchning:
Winching area aft and midship – wind to be on 30 deg port bow
Winching area fwd – 30 deg on stbd quarter
Q. 259) Vertical bulkhead extension
XAs far as practicable, the bulkheads forming the boundaries of the main vertical zones above the bulkhead deck shall be in line with watertight subdivision bulkheads situated immediately below the bulkhead deck. The length and width of main vertical zones may be extended to a maximum of 48 m in order to bring the ends of main vertical zones to coincide with watertight subdivision bulkheads or in order to accommodate a large public space extending for the whole length of the main vertical zone provided that the total area of the main vertical zone is not greater than 1,600 m² on any deck. The length or width of a main vertical zone is the maximum distance between the furthermost points of the bulkheads bounding it.
Q. 260) Conditions for normal bulk carriers to carry grain
XNormal bulk carriers which does not possess Document of authorisation to carry grain then the Master has to satisfy the administration that the ship will comply with grain code in her loaded condition.
