Class 1 (Chief Engineer) Engineering Management 📅 Aug 2024

Exam Question

(a) State the applicable regulation of SOLAS and MARPOL under which it is mandatory for a flag state to conduct an investigation into any casualty. (4)

(b) Write briefly the salient points of casualty investigation code and the recommended practices for a safety investigation into a marine casualty or marine incident. (8)

Reference Answer

### (a) Applicable Regulations for Mandatory Casualty Investigation
As per the international conventions, it is mandatory for a flag state to conduct an investigation into any casualty occurring to ships flying its flag. The specific regulations mandating this are:
* **SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea):** Regulation I/21 requires flag state administrations to conduct investigations into any casualty occurring to any of its ships when it judges that such an investigation may assist in determining what changes in the present regulations might be desirable.
* **MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships):** Articles 8 and 12 mandate investigations.

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