Wiggo
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Been done to death, but if you haven't found the regs, the relevant bits are here, and it appears to effective from September, so get filing (section 12 explicitly applies to "recreational craft having a length of less than 45 metres", BTW):
(Full text is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20042110.htm>here</A>)
For the purposes of these Regulations -
(a) "accident" means any accident or occurrence affecting the safety of a ship, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any occurrence whereby a ship -
(i) is in collision,
(ii) grounds,
(iii) is damaged,
(iv) malfunctions or breaks down,
(v) suffers the flooding or shifting of cargo, or
(vi) suffers a defective hull or structural failure;
(b) "incident" means any incident which affects or could affect the safety of a ship or other ships, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, a failure or defect which affects or is likely to affect -
(i) the manoeuvrability or seaworthiness,
(ii) the propulsion system,
(iii) the steering gear,
(iv) the electrical generating system,
(v) the navigation equipment, or
(vi) the communications system,
of that ship.
For the purposes of these Regulations, "polluting goods" means -
(a) any oil, oily mixture, oil fuel or crude oil, as defined in Annex I to the MARPOL Convention;
(b) any noxious liquid substance, as defined in Annex II to the MARPOL Convention; and
(c) any marine pollutant identified in the IMDG Code.
Reporting of incidents and accidents at sea
12. - (1) When a ship is involved in -
(a) an accident;
(b) an incident; or
(c) a pollution event likely to result in the pollution of United Kingdom waters or the coastline of the United Kingdom,
in controlled waters, the master of that ship shall immediately send to Her Majesty's Coastguard responsible for the area in which it occurred by the quickest means possible a report containing the information specified in paragraph (3).
(2) If a slick of polluting goods or containers or packages drifting at sea are seen from a ship in controlled waters, the master of that ship shall immediately send to Her Majesty's Coastguard responsible for the area in which the sighting occurred by the quickest means possible -
(a) details of the sighting;
(b) the information specified in paragraph (3)(a) and (b); and
(c) any other relevant information referred to in IMO Resolution A.851(20) adopted by the Assembly of the IMO on 27th November 1997.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1) shall comprise -
(a) the identity of the ship;
(b) the position of the ship;
(c) the last port from which the ship departed;
(d) the next port of call;
(e) the number of people aboard the ship;
(f) the date on which, and the time at which, the accident, the incident or the polluting event, as the case may be, occurred;
(g) details of the accident, the incident or the polluting event, as the case may be;
(h) the name of the body or person from whom information regarding any dangerous goods or polluting goods on board the ship may be obtained together with the necessary information to enable that person or body, as the case may be, to be contacted.
(4) The master shall also ensure that a report referred to in paragraph (1) shall comply as to form and content with the standard reporting requirements.
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(Full text is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20042110.htm>here</A>)
For the purposes of these Regulations -
(a) "accident" means any accident or occurrence affecting the safety of a ship, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any occurrence whereby a ship -
(i) is in collision,
(ii) grounds,
(iii) is damaged,
(iv) malfunctions or breaks down,
(v) suffers the flooding or shifting of cargo, or
(vi) suffers a defective hull or structural failure;
(b) "incident" means any incident which affects or could affect the safety of a ship or other ships, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, a failure or defect which affects or is likely to affect -
(i) the manoeuvrability or seaworthiness,
(ii) the propulsion system,
(iii) the steering gear,
(iv) the electrical generating system,
(v) the navigation equipment, or
(vi) the communications system,
of that ship.
For the purposes of these Regulations, "polluting goods" means -
(a) any oil, oily mixture, oil fuel or crude oil, as defined in Annex I to the MARPOL Convention;
(b) any noxious liquid substance, as defined in Annex II to the MARPOL Convention; and
(c) any marine pollutant identified in the IMDG Code.
Reporting of incidents and accidents at sea
12. - (1) When a ship is involved in -
(a) an accident;
(b) an incident; or
(c) a pollution event likely to result in the pollution of United Kingdom waters or the coastline of the United Kingdom,
in controlled waters, the master of that ship shall immediately send to Her Majesty's Coastguard responsible for the area in which it occurred by the quickest means possible a report containing the information specified in paragraph (3).
(2) If a slick of polluting goods or containers or packages drifting at sea are seen from a ship in controlled waters, the master of that ship shall immediately send to Her Majesty's Coastguard responsible for the area in which the sighting occurred by the quickest means possible -
(a) details of the sighting;
(b) the information specified in paragraph (3)(a) and (b); and
(c) any other relevant information referred to in IMO Resolution A.851(20) adopted by the Assembly of the IMO on 27th November 1997.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1) shall comprise -
(a) the identity of the ship;
(b) the position of the ship;
(c) the last port from which the ship departed;
(d) the next port of call;
(e) the number of people aboard the ship;
(f) the date on which, and the time at which, the accident, the incident or the polluting event, as the case may be, occurred;
(g) details of the accident, the incident or the polluting event, as the case may be;
(h) the name of the body or person from whom information regarding any dangerous goods or polluting goods on board the ship may be obtained together with the necessary information to enable that person or body, as the case may be, to be contacted.
(4) The master shall also ensure that a report referred to in paragraph (1) shall comply as to form and content with the standard reporting requirements.
<hr width=100% size=1>Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Wiggo on 08/11/2004 10:29 (server time).</FONT></P>