Responsibilities of the ship operators and master
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Responsibilities of the ship operators and master

  36 The company operating ships engaged in trials should ensure that the trials are conducted in accordance with conditions established by the Administration, and that adequate instructions are provided to the master. The master should ensure the proper conduct of the trials, including the circumstances under which the trials must be suspended to ensure that safety is not compromised and that these instructions are met, taking into account prevailing operational circumstances.

  37 The master should ensure that the officer of the navigational watch should only continue to act as the sole look-out when in that officer's judgement the workload is well within his capacity to maintain a proper look-out and full control of the prevailing situation.

  38 The master should designate individuals who are to provide assistance when needed by the officer of the navigational watch acting an sole look-out during a trial, and further should inform those concerned in writing.

  39 Before permitting the officer of the navigational watch to act as sole look-out in a trial, the master should confirm that the officer is qualified, as described in paragraphs 33 to 35, and is not impaired by fatigue.

  40 In setting the alarm described in paragraphs 18 to 24, the master should take full account of the ship's actual course and speed over the ground and the immediate consequences of allowing the ship to advance along its trackline in the absence of an alert officer. The master should, in setting the interval for the alarm, fully assess the vessel's anticipated route and identify any foreseeable hazards to navigation or restrictions on manoeuvrability.

  41 The company operating the ship should, in co-operation with the master, report the results of the trials to the Administration.

Parent topic: Annex - Draft Provisional Guidelines for Conducting Trials in which the Officer of the Navigational Watch Acts as the Sole Look-out in Periods of Darkness
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