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Regulation 6 Duty to report accidents and serious injuries

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(1)

When an accident occurs the following persons associated with the ship shall send a report to the Chief Inspector as soon as is practicable following the accident and by the quickest means available—

(a)

the master or, if he has not survived, the senior surviving officer, and

(b)

the ship’s owner, unless he has ascertained to his satisfaction that the master or senior surviving officer has reported the accident in accordance with paragraph (a).

(2)

In addition to any report made under paragraph (1), the following persons shall report to the Chief Inspector as soon as is practicable and by the quickest means available any accident of which they are aware—

(a)

in the case of an accident within or adjacent to the limits of any harbour, the harbour authority for that harbour;

(b)

in the case of an accident on any inland waterway in the United Kingdom, the person, authority or body having responsibility for that waterway; or

(c)

an official of the MCA in respect of an accident within United Kingdom waters.

(3)

A person making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall, in so far as is practicable, include the following information:

(a)

name of ship and IMO, official or fishing vessel number;

(b)

name and address of owner;

(c)

name of the master, skipper or person in charge;

(d)

date and time of the accident;

(e)

where from and where bound;

(f)

latitude and longitude or geographical position in which the accident occurred;

(g)

part of ship where accident occurred if on board;

(h)

weather conditions;

(i)

name and port of registry of any other ship involved;

(j)

number of people killed or injured, together with their names, addresses and gender;

(k)

brief details of the accident, including, where known, the sequence of events leading to the accident, extent of damage and whether the accident caused pollution or a hazard to navigation.

(l)

if the ship is fitted with a voyage data recorder, the make and model of the recorder.

(4)

In addition to making a report under the preceding paragraphs, the persons specified in paragraph (1) shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that the circumstances of every accident are examined and that a report giving the findings of such examination, stating any measures taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence, shall be provided to the Chief Inspector as soon as is practicable.

(5)

The master and ship’s owner shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that the circumstances of every serious injury are examined and one of them shall, within 14 days, provide the Chief Inspector with a report giving the findings of such examination and stating any measures taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence.

(6)

This regulation shall not apply—

(a)

to an accident when the person killed or injured is a stevedore or shore-based worker and the accident occurs in a port in the United Kingdom; or

(b)

to an accident which occurs in a shipyard in the United Kingdom.