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The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, also known as Collision Regulations (COLREGs), are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and set out, among other things, the "rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels.
Navy Regulations began with the enactment by the Second Continental Congress of the "Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies" on November 28, 1775. [1] The first issuance by the United States Government which covered this subject matter was "An Act for the Government of the Navy of the United States," enacted on March 2 ...
Lloyd’s Register provide a list of rules and regulations to the public. List of regulations [14] [15] The Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships [16] The Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Special Service Craft [17] The Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships [18] (a.k.a. the Naval Ship Rules)
The captain or master is the ship's highest responsible officer, acting on behalf of the ship's owner. Whether the captain is a member of the deck department or not is a matter of some controversy, and generally depends on the opinion of an individual captain. When a ship has a third mate, the captain does not stand watch.
The organisation plays a key role in connection to the Danish Maritime Authority's development of rules and regulations, [23] and Denmark has given its candidature for re-election to the council of IMO 2022–2023. [22] The IMO further manages legal issues related to areas of insurance in connection with pollution, liability, and compensation. [22]
The Act establishes a regime for ship's crews, establishing authority of ship's masters over management and discipline of ship's crews, as well as giving ship's crews authority over passengers. The Act furthermore gives authority of the ship's master over stowaways equivalent to that of crew. The Act also creates an obligation for physicians or ...
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. [1] The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on ...