Marine engineer question

[bahco]

Is it true if a chief engineer is off the coast of a country which has very strict penaltys such as the seat penalty
and forgets to make a test in the engine room or signed for oil to be thrown overboard, could he be tried in that country and in the worse case, given the death penalty. Heard this from a maersk engine cadet

[alistairuk]

Is it true if a chief engineer is off the coast of a country which has very strict penaltys such as the seat penalty
and forgets to make a test in the engine room or signed for oil to be thrown overboard, could he be tried in that country and in the worse case, given the death penalty. Heard this from a maersk engine cadet

If the vessel berths in that country and he is arrested then yes.

If in transit through the waters then its a little bit more difficult to get you but I guess it's a possibility if they are able to have you extradited to their country, since you are governed by the laws of the country who's water you are currently sailing through.

[GuinnessMan]

Is it true if a chief engineer is off the coast of a country which has very strict penaltys such as the seat penalty
and forgets to make a test in the engine room or signed for oil to be thrown overboard, could he be tried in that country and in the worse case, given the death penalty. Heard this from a maersk engine cadet

If you are sailing within a nations waters, then you have to abide by the rules of that nation.

Forgetting to make a test, is unlikely to get jailed for it but the ship may be detained by PSC (depending on where you are, the Yanks like to do that).

If the Chief does dump oil overboard illegally and the ship is in a nation's waters, then that nation's local plod (well, marine plod) will want a word or two with him about it. Most of the time though they don't actually do you for dumping the oil overboard, they get you with forging your ORB. To be fair, this is mostly an Yank thing, but if you turn up with a falsified ORB, and they catch you at it, they will jail you for it, hit your company with massive fines, try to jail senior management and put your company on probation. Take Columbia Ship Management as a good example, they got a whopping $10 million fine a year or two for three ships rocking up with falsified ORB's.

Death Penalty? For oil? Unlikely. Drugs? In certain parts of the world, oh yes....

[bahco]

If you are sailing within a nations waters, then you have to abide by the rules of that nation.

Forgetting to make a test, is unlikely to get jailed for it but the ship may be detained by PSC (depending on where you are, the Yanks like to do that).

If the Chief does dump oil overboard illegally and the ship is in a nation's waters, then that nation's local plod (well, marine plod) will want a word or two with him about it. Most of the time though they don't actually do you for dumping the oil overboard, they get you with forging your ORB. To be fair, this is mostly an Yank thing, but if you turn up with a falsified ORB, and they catch you at it, they will jail you for it, hit your company with massive fines, try to jail senior management and put your company on probation. Take Columbia Ship Management as a good example, they got a whopping $10 million fine a year or two for three ships rocking up with falsified ORB's.

Death Penalty? For oil? Unlikely. Drugs? In certain parts of the world, oh yes....

would it not be the captains responibilty for drugs found onboard

[GuinnessMan]

would it not be the captains responibilty for drugs found onboard

Depends on where they were found. In Engine room, both will be nicked...

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[bahco]

Depends on where they were found. In Engine room, both will be nicked...

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Thanks guinessman for information. I am applying soon to become an engine cadet. What jobs are there on ashore because I'm assuming that's what you do now