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A UK-flag Panamax bulker, loaded with a full cargo of grain, is steaming down¬river from a US Gulf port on an ebb tide. Due to a navigational error the ship runs aground on soft mud and is unable to refloat without assistance. What action should the maste
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What is the difference between grounding and stranding?
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What is beaching?
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What is putting-by?
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Which SOLAS regulation sets out a master’s obligations in distress incidents?
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What are a shipmaster’s statutory obligations on receiving a distress alert?
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Does the obligation in the last answer apply to a ship that is not “at sea”?
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Where a distress signal has been received, in what circumstances is the master of a ship at sea not bound to proceed to assist?