[QUOTE=c.captain;61750]And a ship has only one VDR! Allowing a ship to sail without having it working is up to
- the flag state
and/or
- the port state
It is not up to a master, owner, operator, charterer or any class society (unless authorized by the flag state). If it’s required by SOLAS it is required…PERIOD!
DIdn’t they teach you about the authority of flag and port states at the school you went to?
sheesh
.[/QUOTE]
Yes they taught me that thank you. And I’ve even been on a ship that’s been 835’d.
Ok, so call the Coast Guard or ABS and tell them that your VDR isn’t working. What are they going to do? Issue you a wavier and tell you to get it fixed at your next port if you can’t get it fixed now. So what happens if you run aground or have a collision or sink on that trip? Where are the fingers going to be pointed? At you? Seems like you covered your ass by reporting it, and then the CG gave you the wavier, so is it their fault?
You still didn’t answer the question. Do you sail or not?