in MCA Oral Exam Questions

If it becomes necessary to deviate from the contracted voyage for some reason, what should the master do?

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(1) Report to the owners so that they can arrange protective additional cover with their P&I club; and (2) make a full record in the Official Log Book of the circumstances necessitating the deviation, the deviation time and position.

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