Description
Book SynopsisAn invaluable aid to masters of ships for more than 30 years. Since the initial publication of the third edition in 2001, many substantive changes have occurred in both the legal and operational environments, affecting seagoing vessels and their crews. In response to these changes, this book has been completely updated and been renamed to include masters on all seagoing vessels, including oceangoing tugs. A complete guide for the newly appointed master, it is also useful to experienced masters as a checklist for the voluminous paperwork required in all phases of business aboard, including shipping articles, vessel documents and certificates, crew lists, customs and immigration requirements, accounting procedures, bills of lading, charter parties, vessel accidents, and logbooks. The master of a vessel is required to comply with state and federal laws that apply to the vessel and crew, the laws of foreign countries when the vessel is in their waters, and applicable inter
Table of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition 8
Preface to the Third Edition 8
Preface to the First Edition 9
Chapter 1 The Master 11
Chapter 2 United States Laws 31
Chapter 3 International Codes and Conventions 49
Chapter 4 Vessel Accidents and Incidents 60
Chapter 5 Vessel Security 122
Chapter 6 Communications 157
Chapter 7 Shipping Articles 165
Chapter 8 Logbooks 180
Chapter 9 Documents and Certificates 206
Chapter 10 Crew Lists 226
Chapter 11 Customs 230
Chapter 12 Immigration 261
Chapter 13 Accounting 267
Chapter 14 Ocean Bill of Lading 286
Chapter 15 Charter Parties 293
Chapter 16 Panama Canal 310
Chapter 17 Suez Canal 323
Chapter 18 Foreign Ports 335
Chapter 19 Flag Etiquette 347
Appendix A Shipping Articles 349
Appendix B Figures: Sample Forms 350
Appendix C Conversion Factors 376
Appendix D Agencies and Contacts 385
Appendix E Foreign Medical Evacuation and
Travelers’ Insurance Companies 394
Appendix F Acronyms 398
Index 402
Notes 417
About the Author 432
