Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques
David House
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques
David House
About This Book
The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques is the latest work from the well-respected marine author, D J House. It contains all the information needed for command posts at sea.
· All aspects of shipboard management are discussed, with special emphasis placed on health and safety.
· Guidelines on how to respond to accidents and emergencies at sea
· Contains the most recent SOLAS revisions and a discussion of marine law to keep you up to date with the latest rules and regulations.
In order to aid learning, the book includes a number of worked examples in the text along with questions and answers at the end of chapters.
The author tells you how to respond to accidents and emergencies at sea, in the event, for example of cargo contamination, collision, loss of stability due to cargo shift and damage due to flooding, fire plus loss of life/crew. In addition, the SOLAS revisions and a discussion of marine law is included to keep you up to date with all the latest rules and regulations.In order to aid learning, this book will include a number of worked examples in the text along with questions and answers at the end of chapters.D J House is senior lecturer in Nautical studies at the Nautical college, Fleetwood. His sea-going experience includes general cargo, reefer, bulk cargo, passenger and liner trades, underwater operations, and roll-on/roll-off ferries. He is a well-known marine author and has written Seamanship Techniques Volumes 1 and 2 (combined) and he has revised Cargo Work in the Kemp & Young series.
Frequently asked questions
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- The Certificate of Registry The Certificate of Registry contains the ship’s name and the Port of Registry together with the ship’s details, type, tonnage, engines, dimensions, builders etc. It will also contain the first Master’s name and certificate number, in addition to the owner’s name and address with details of any shared ownership. (NB. There are 64 shares in a ship and a company normally registers as the owner of a share or shares. Anyone who owns more than 33 shares becomes the majority shareholder.)
- The Official Log Book (OLB) This is issued by a Port Superintendent or proper officer to the ship’s Master, with the Crew Agreement and the ship’s Articles, opened at the beginning of the voyage. Once a new Master relieves the existing Master or officer in charge and ‘handover’ is complete a statement to this effect is entered into the OLB.
- Loadline Certificate (period of validity 5 years, may be extended 5 months) It is the Master’s responsibility not to take the ship to sea in a condition in which she is overloaded. No ship is allowed to go to sea unless she has been surveyed and her deck and loadlines marked with the conditions of assignment. The Master will also be provided with stability, loading and ballast information in order to comply with the requirements of the Loadline Rules.
- Safety Equipment Certificate (and record of inspection) (validity 2 years) A relieving Master should sight the validity of the Safety Equipment Certificate and ensure that it remains valid for the period of the voyage. In the event of expiry such arrangements must be made to conduct a safety equipment survey with the Marine Authority.
- Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate (validity 5 years) This certificate is issued by or on behalf of the government agency of the country in which the ship is registered. Prior to the issue of this certificate the ship must be fitted with a type tested compass (no extension period) – a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (equivalent) has a validity period of 1 year.
- GMDSS Safety Radio Certificate (validity 1 year) By 1 February 1999 all ships at sea must be fitted with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Vessels holding the certificate may be granted an extension which must not exceed 5 months until arrival at the ship’s next port.
- Certificate of Class Vessels built in accordance with the Lloyd’s Register Rules, and which are seen to be maintained, as found by surveys to meet the standards of the society, will remain ‘in class’. In the event of structural change this may be in the form of an ‘Interim Certificate of Class’.
- Tonnage certificates In accordance with the Merchant Shipping Tonnage Regulations (1982), British vessels will be measured by a Classification Society and issued with a British Tonnage Certificate. Other authorities (Panama and Suez) have their own tonnage measurement systems for setting costs for use of respective canals.
- Derat or Derat Exemption, Certificate (validity 6 months) If the Master of a ship cannot produce a Derat Certificate on arrival in a port the proper officer shall inspect the ship’s condition with regard to rodents on board. If the inspecting officer thinks that the ship is free of rats he should then issue a Deratting Exemption Certificate. In the event the officer is not satisfied he should order the ship to be deratted and subsequently issue a Derat Certificate.
- Marpol certificates Oil Pollution Insurance Certificate (OPIC)UK Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (UKOPP) International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP)International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (INLS)
- Document of Compliance (DOC) issued under regulation 1/12 of SOLAS This is a Document of Compliance, which for the purpose of Port State Control is treated as a certificate and issued by the MCA on completion of a successful audit to the shipping company. A certified copy being carried by the ship together with the Safety Management Certificate (SMC) issued to an individual ship must be available for inspection or the ship may be detained under Port State Control. The DOC will be specific to ship types and will be valid for 5 years but subject to annual verification +/− 3 months.
- Safety Management Certificate (SMC) The Safety Management Certificate is issued to individual ships following an on-board audit of the Safety Management System aboard the vessel. This certificate will be valid for a period of 5 years and will be subject to one verification, between the second and third anniversaries. (More frequent audits may be deemed necessary and the certificate remains in force with this proviso.)