How will you take over command of a vessel?

A) Company Briefing
B)Letter of Introduction to Master
  1. HO/TO Check-list
  2. Statutory Certificates & Surveys
  3. Crew concerning Documents
  4. Cash & Provisions
  5. Cargo concerning Documents
  6. Trading Certificates
  7.  C/E
  8. C/O
  9. 2/O
  10. 3/O
  11. Chief Steward/Chief Cook
  12. Round with Master
  13. MSA 208 Entry in Official Log Book – Cert & docs
  14. Entry in Official Log Book – Taken over command
  15.  MSA37 AoA & endorsement in Cert of Registry
  16. Inform Owners

Details:

A)  Firstly I’ll go to the company for briefing as per SMS

B) On Board, I will introduce myself to the outgoing Master with the Letter of Introduction from the company.

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Amit Sharma

Graduated from M.E.R.I. Mumbai (Mumbai University), After a brief sailing founded this website with the idea to bring the maritime education online which must be free and available for all at all times and to find basic solutions that are of extreme importance to a seafarer by our innovative ideas.

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