Salvage-SAR

Pursuant to concern expressed by the users of Lloyd’s Open Form about the cost of arbitration under LOF and their expressed wish for greater use of the documents alone procedure the Panel of Arbitrators wishes to announce that the existing ... [Download and Read document]

Salvage assistance may be rendered without agreement being reached in advance. If no contract has been made, those rendering beneficial assistance are in any event entitled to claim salvage where a ship is in peril, since there is a right ... [full article]

ACCIDENTAL FLOODING If one or more spaces which normally provide buoyancy become flooded, the action to be taken will depend upon the location of the flooded compartment and the extent of the damage. Flooding of the machinery spaces could result ... [full article]

When a casualty causes any loss of the operational capability of a ship, however slight, the master must evaluate the situation that could arise if no corrective action were to be taken. He must assess how long the present situation ... [full article]

The following is an example of an initial report sent to the government of the coastal state and to the owner or operator: Message prefixed G.../01/291218Z AA BLUE SEA CALL SIGN G... BRITISH FLAG BB 291150 CC 2230N 06000E EE ... [full article]

The master is obliged under the terms of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) to make a report to the nearest coastal state when an incident involves: •    a discharge above the permitted ... [full article]

Any method of communication may be used when a ship is in peril. Speed is essential and contact should be established by using satellite communications, radiotelephony or radiotelegraphy. Governments and coastal state agencies normally require the use of VHF radiotelephony. ... [full article]