3.13.4 EVIDENCE TO BE COLLECTED
As the UNHCR Guidelines for the Disembarkation of Refugees provide for the
reimbursement of the costs incurred in taking refugees on board, the Master
and his officers must collect evidence in support of such a claim as follows
date, vessel’s time, UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time) and position
when the refugees were encountered
date, vessel’s time, UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time) and position
when the refugees were taken on board
date, vessel’s time, UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time) and position
when the vessel deviated from her scheduled course, if refugees are to be landed
at a port different from the scheduled port
fuel on board at the time of deviation
calculation of the fuel for the deviation
fuel used for the deviation
record of all communication expenses, e.g. charges for each message
received or transmitted via a radio station
copy of the deck log book and other relevant logs, including engine
room log.