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Division PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTIONS (as referred to in Articles 3 and 5)

United Kingdom

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  1. 1The inspections shall ensure that statutory requirements issued by or on behalf of the flag State, in particular those relating to construction, subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations, loading and stability, fire protection, maximum number of passengers, life saving appliances and the carriage of dangerous goods, radiocommunications and navigation are fulfilled. For that purpose, the inspections shall include:
  2. 2Inspections shall focus on the familiarisation of crew members with, and their effectiveness in, safety procedures, emergency procedures, maintenance, working practices, passenger safety, bridge procedures and cargo and vehicle-related operations. Seafarers' ability to understand and, where appropriate, give orders and instructions and report back in the common working language, as recorded in the ship's logbook shall be checked. The documented evidence that crew members have successfully followed a special training shall be checked, in particular with regard to:
  3. 3Division 3