Published: January 2015
Author: UK Chamber of Shipping
This book identifies key sections of The Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy, ensuring readers understand the way in which it applies to each crew member. The book sets out principles aimed at ensuring high standards of discipline on board merchant ships and promotes the wellbeing of the seafarers working on them.
This book advises readers on sanctions behind the Code, the role of the Master in the disciplinary process and the formal disciplinary procedure that must be followed. The Code of Conduct has undergone a comprehensive revision to ensure that it remains up to date and relevant, which in turn led the UK Chamber of Shipping to review and revise this guide. The recommendations not definitive but give practical advice on how investigations and hearings should be conducted on board.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Introduction
The Sanctions Behind the System
The Role of the Master
The Key Paragraphs of the Code
Informal Disciplinary Procedure at Petty Officer/Junior Officer Level
Formal Disciplinary Procedure
Investigation
Disciplinary Hearing
Records of Disciplinary Hearings
Record of Warning Forms
Official Log Book Entries
Formal Warning
Written Warning
Final Warning
Dismissal from the Ship
Prosecution
Disciplinary Procedures When the Seafarer is Absent
Failure to Join or Rejoin
Advanced Discharge
Annex 1 Revised Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy
Annex 2 The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books)
Regulations 1981 as amended by the Merchant Shipping
(Official Log Books) (Amendment) Regulations 1991
Annex 3 Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 58
