The IMO Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships are incorporated in the Supplement to the IMDG Code. MSN 1718 and MGN 86 should also be consulted.

The owner, master or agent must notify the competent authority of the State in which that port is situated of all the information set out in Annex B (sections A and B) to MSN 1831 at latest upon departure. (MSN 1831, 4. 5)

He may give certain statutory directions (called "safety directions" in Schedule 3A) concerning the ship or its cargo.

Matter settled out of ballast water within a ship.

If the shipowner decides to abandon the voyage there, yes. Otherwise the port of refuge will probably be an intermediate port where temporary measures, e. g. repairs, are taken to enable the voyage to safely continue to destination.

Yes. A correspondent of the owners' P&I club should always be given every assistance and should be shown any documentation requested, with the exception of ship security documentation (unless flag State approval is obtained).

(1) Under Regulation 11: answer all questions as to health conditions on board put to him by a customs officer or authorised officer on arrival in port or if  already in port; (2) under Regulation 13: report, before arrival, any infectious disease, etc. on board; and, (3) under Regulation 15: if there was anything to report under Reg. 13, complete a Maritime Declaration of Health.

Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods ("The EmS Guide");

The sequential method, since it requires tanks to be emptied at sea, which could cause loss of stability, as happened to the car carrier Cougar Ace in 2006.

Before arrival, either directly to the local authority or through an agent approved by the local authority, by radio, fax, email or other communications, so as to reach the local authority not more than twelve hours, and whenever practicable not less than four hours, before the expected arrival of the ship.

To ensure that: (1) all pilot transfer arrangements meet the requirements of SOLAS regulation V/23;

The activities and items covered by the survey or inspection. MSN 1751 contains a "Scope of surveys" section listing the scope of initial surveys and other surveys in the Harmonised System of Survey and Certification.

The discharge of sewage into the sea is prohibited, except when:

Unless exempted, no UK ship may proceed or attempt to proceed to sea unless: (1) she has been surveyed in accordance with The Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations; 

(1) That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the Code and that the survey showed that the construction and equipment complied with the Code;