Regulation 5 Duty to Report Accidents

Except as provided in paragraph (2), when an accident occurs the master shall send a report to the Chief Inspector as soon as is practicable by the quickest means available, and in any case not later than 24 hours after the ship next arrives at a port.

Where a ship is lost or presumed lost or is abandoned, then such a report shall be sent by the owner, the master, or a senior surviving officer as soon as is practicable by the quickest means available.

A report made to a Marine Office of the Department of Transport or to HM Coastguard, or a report made under the Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982, or the Fishing Vessels (Reporting of Accidents) Regulations 1985^f1 shall be regarded as complying with regulation 5(1).