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What are the UK statutory requirements regarding the misuse of distress signals?
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What official guidelines on dealing with stowaways are available on a UK ship?
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Stowaways are discovered hiding in a cargo of bagged rice during a voyage. What action should be taken in accordance with IMO Guidelines?
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In what declaration, to be submitted by the master on arrival at a port from a port in another country, are stowaways mentioned?
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How does the discovery of stowaways affect ship security procedures?
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What precaution should be taken before sealing and fumigating a hold?
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A ship is under way off the north-west African coast, bound for Europe. The OOW reports sighting a boat full of people waving their arms. What action should be taken?
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What are the two convention texts on which the master’s duty to render assistance to people in distress is based?