Издание на английском языке The book is dedicated to preparing for oral exams for naval officers, especially for exams conducted by the British Maritime and Coastal Service (MCA). It provides an extensive overview of the required knowledge and skills, emphasizing the importance of confident and clear communication during the exam process. The authors have updated the content based on current requirements and types of questions to help candidates successfully complete the exams. The book also focuses on the technique of answering, I recommend practicing and developing confidence, which is the key to successfully passing the oral exam. Contents Foreword Introduction: the essentials of orals preparation How to use this book 1 International law of the sea (1.0-1 to 1.0-10) 2 Flag state administration (2.0-1 to 2.0-3) 3 UK government administration (3.0-1 to 3.0-11) 4 Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) (4.0-1 to 4.0-51) 5 Marine Accident Investigation Branch (5.0-1 to 5.0-30) 6 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (6.0-1 to 6.0-5) 7 HM consul (7.0-1 to 7.0-5) 8 Responsibility for conventions (8.0-1 to 8.0-6) 9 International Maritime Organization (IMO) (9.0-1 to 9.0-6) 10 IMO conventions (10.0-1 to 10.0-12) 11 Other IMO instruments (1 1.0-1 to 1 1.0-8) 12 SOLAS Convention 1974 (12.0-1 to 12.0-5) 13 Approved standards of ship design, construction and maintenance 14 Minimum safe manning document (SMD) (14.0-1 to 14.0-27) 15 Passenger ship safety certificate (PSSC) and passenger certificate (PC) 16 Cargo ship safety construction certificate (SCC) (SAFCON) (16.0-1 to 16.0-9) 17 Cargo ship safety equipment certificate (SEC) (17.0-1 to 17.0-13) 18 Cargo ship safety radio certificate (SRC) (18.0-1 to 18.0-10) 19 Cargo ship safety certificate (CSSC) (19.0-1 to 19.0-8) 20 High-speed craft (HSC) documentation 21 Offshore support vessel (OSV) certificate of fitness (21.0-1 to 21.0-1 1) 22 Certification of special purpose ships (22.0-1 to 22.0-7) 23 SOLAS exemption certificate (23.0-1 to 23.0-3) 24 Load Line Convention 1966 and Protocol 1988 (24.0-1 to 24.0-28) 25 International and othertonnage certificates 26 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) (26.0-1 to 26.0-10) 27 MARPOL 1973/78 as amended (27.0-1 to 27.0-23) 28 Discharges of oil 29 Discharges of noxious liquid substances 30 Discharges of sewage 31 Discharges of garbage 32 Emissions of air pollutants 33 MARPOL certification: international noxious liquid substances certificate (INLSC) (33.0-1 to 33.0-10) 34 International sewage pollution prevention certificate (ISPPC) (34.0-1 to 34.0-7) 35 International and UK air pollution prevention documentation 36 International and UK oil pollution prevention certificates (lOPPCand UKOPPC) 37 STCW Convention 1978 and Code (37.0-1 to 37.0-13) 38 Seafarer training and certification: STCW requirements 39 Seafarer training and certification: UK requirements 40 Seafarers' documents 41 The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (41.0-1 to 41.0-67) 42 UK seafarers' wages 43 The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments 2004 (43.0-1 to 43.0-51) 44 The Hague-Visby Rules (44.0-1 to 44.0-10) 45 Conventions requiring compulsory insurance 46 Flag state control (46.0-1 to 46.0-1 2) 47 Port state control (47.0-1 to 47.0-8) 48 Port state-flag state harmonisation of inspections (48.0-1 to 48.0-51) 49 UK law (49.0-1 to 49.0-38) 50 Alternative forms of dispute resolution (50.0-1 to 50.0-8) 51 Commercial risk and responsibility (51.0-1 to 51.0-44) 52 Torts and liability in negligence (52.0-1 to 52.0-17) 53 Maritime claims, liens and arrest (53.0-1 to 53.0-13) 54 The Master (54.0-1 to 54.0-113) 55 The owner, manager and operator............................................ 56 Transferof ship to orfrom UK register (56.0-1 to 56.0-10) 57 IMO identification and record 58 Ship classification and class documents 59 UK statutory ship classes (59.0-1 to 59.0-6) 60 Statutory survey and certification of UK ships 61 Safety Code for Passenger Ships Operating Solely in UK Categorised Waters (61.0-1 to 61.0-4) 62 Ship systems and equipment 63 Ship sanitation control certification (63.0-1 to 63.0-1 2) 64 Anti-fouling system documentation 65 Certificates of fitness for gas carriers and chemical tankers 66 Additional safety measures for bulk carriers (66.0-1 to 66.0-13) 67 Register of ships' lifting appliances and cargo handling gear (67.0-1 to 67.0-1) 68 Financial management: the costs of the operation (68.0-1 to 68.0-10) 69 Ship safety and security: safety and seaworthiness (69.0-1 to 69.0-45) 70 Employment of young persons (70.0-1 to 70.0-31) 71 Security management and ISPS Code (71.0-1 to 71.0-30) 72 Safe working regulations 73 Compliance with ISM Code: legislation and guidance (73.0-1 to 73.0-8) 74 Statutory logs (74.0-1 to 74.0-4) 75 Miscellaneous statutory documentation 76 The business of international trade (76.0-1 to 76.0-16) 77 The carriage of goods by sea (77.0-1 to 77.0-81) 78 Time charters (78.0-1 to 78.0-55) 79 Marine insurance (79.0-1 to 79.0-39) 80 Cargo insurance (80.0-1 to 80.0-8) 81 Compulsory insurance for maritime claims (81.0-1 to 81.0-4) 82 General average (82.0-1 to 82.0-14) 83 Towage (83.0-1 to 83.0-13) 84 Salvage (84.0-1 to 84.0-19) 85 Musters, drills, onboard training and instructions and decision support systems: UK requirements 86 Hours of work 87 Carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants 88 Loading and discharging cargo 89 Pilotage 90 Berthing (90.0-1 to 90.0-5) 91 Customs, health and immigration procedures (arrival) (91.0-1 to 91.0-18) 397 92 Taking over and handing over command (92.0-1 to 92.0-4) 93 Reporting wreck (93.0-1 to 93.0-10) 94 Bunkering (94.0-1 to 94.0-26) 95 Air pollution prevention 96 Disposal of waste (96.0-1 to 96.0-10) 97 Personnel business in port 98 Stowaways (98.0-1 to 98.0-16) 99 Drydocking (99.0-1 to 99.0-3) 100 Lay-up (100.0-1 to 100.0-4) 101 Passengers 102 Customs procedures (departure) (102.0-1 to 102.0-3) 103 Light dues (103.0-1 to 103.0-7) 104 Preparations for sea 105 The voyage 106 Ship-to-ship transfers (106.0-1 to 106.0-1 0) 107 Daily reporting (107.0-1 to 107.0-5) 108 Safety communications 109 Grounding (109.0-1 to 109.0-4) 110 Persons in distress and security incidents 111 Reporting of accidents, incidents and events at sea 112 Place of refuge (1 12.0-1 to 1 12.0-6) 113 Use of vessel traffic services (VTS) (113.0-1 to 1 13.0-9) 114 Port arrival preparations Abbreviations Conventions Codes Regulations M notices MGN MIN MSIS MSN Other guidance About the authors