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Who must a shipmaster inform when the MCA have given their recommendation about entering or leaving port or bunkering during exceptional weather and sea conditions?

Where, under the VTM Regulations, the MCA gives a shipmaster a recommendation about entering or leaving port or bunkering, or an opinion about bunkering, the master must inform the ship owner of that recommendation or opinion as soon as is practicably possible and by the quickest means available.

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    What must a shipmaster do where, in his professional judgement, he decides not to act in accordance with an MCA recommendation about entering or leaving port or bunkering during exceptional weather and sea conditions?

    What are the obligations under the VTM Regulations of the MCA and of shipmasters relating to bunkering during exceptional weather and sea conditions in UK waters?