Gard Guidance to Masters

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Gard Guidance Masters

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.

3.13.4 Evidence to be collected