I was in a discussion about what if any responsibility other crew members have if a vessel has a person in a position that violates the minimum manning reguirements. Specifially, what would be the responsibility of an OICNW if another OICNW was not in compliance with minimum manning requirment. For example, what if the chief mate had too small a license? Suppose you are the third mate and you are aware that the chief mate’s license is not in line with the requirments of the COI. What ,if any, is your liability operating as a OICNW? Suppose the captain is incompacitated and the chief mate takes command. And the third mate is now the second mate. What then…
Related, suppose you aware that the chief engineer does not have the required certificates?