Accident Investigations

Part D, Section 5

Accident Investigations

The Administration is obliged to investigate accidents or incidents in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS I Regulation 21 and MARPOL 73/78 article 8 of International Conventions. Apart from this legal requirement, our Administration investigates such occurrences as part of our policy to ensure effective control and accident prevention in the interests of safety at sea and the protection of the environment.

It is an offense for the yacht's master, skipper, owner, operator or manager not to inform the Administration of a reportable accident shortly after it occurs and to provide details so that an assessment of its severity can be made quickly. The Administration will appoint a suitable surveyor or inspector whenever an investigation is required. The Administration will then receive the surveyor's or the inspector's report and will take such measures or actions as it deems appropriate.

All serious casualties, in accordance with the IMO's definition thereof, should be reported to IMO by the Administration.