[QUOTE=tengineer1;171037]Contact the designated person ashore? Seriously? What authority does the DPA have at most companies?? Might as well call a unicorn[/QUOTE]
The DPA has direct access to the management of the company, and that way no one can absolve themselves from the SMS of the vessel. I would think that no one is stupid enough in a lawyer infested country like USA to willingly get in a situation where they may have to pay millions in damages.