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    The document provides instructions for creating a damage report following an incident. The report should include: 1) Details of the vessel, voyage, location and time of the incident 2) Description of damages, cargo/property affected, and possible causes 3) Documentation like bills of lading, medical bills, and written claims The report and documentation should be sent to DGS Marine Management Services. Crew should not express opinions to authorities or admit liability, and should avoid pressured statements to authorities regarding the cause of the incident.

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    The document provides instructions for creating a damage report following an incident. The report should include: 1) Details of the vessel, voyage, location and time of the incident 2) Description of damages, cargo/property affected, and possible causes 3) Documentation like bills of lading, medical bills, and written claims The report and documentation should be sent to DGS Marine Management Services. Crew should not express opinions to authorities or admit liability, and should avoid pressured statements to authorities regarding the cause of the incident.

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    The document provides instructions for creating a damage report following an incident. The report should include: 1) Details of the vessel, voyage, location and time of the incident 2) Description of damages, cargo/property affected, and possible causes 3) Documentation like bills of lading, medical bills, and written claims The report and documentation should be sent to DGS Marine Management Services. Crew should not express opinions to authorities or admit liability, and should avoid pressured statements to authorities regarding the cause of the incident.

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    3. Damage Report / Statement of Facts / authorities or the like.

    Restrict information to personal data of master, officers


    and crew, until DGS Marine Management Services has appointed lawyers or a
    The responsible person in charge must prepare a report, which as a standard local correspondent to assist you.
    should contain details regarding:
    Take the photographs of any damage or circumstances relating to the incident
    • Name of vessel and all affected cargoes, damaged parts of vessels’ structure etc., if possible, but
    • Name of assured ship owner do not give them out of your hands unless you are instructed to do so! This might
    • Voyage details (insofar as relevant) strengthen your owners or the ship’s position.
    • Position / Port of incident
    • Date and time of the incident / damages caused Collect objects / parts and statements, if possible, in order to have evidences
    • Bill of Lading no. (if relevant) safeguarded.
    • Kind / Specie and approximate numbers/volume/value of
    cargo or damaged property or person(s) injured in question All relevant documentation (e.g. Bill of Lading, Charter Party, Cargo Manifests,
    • Name of claimant Mate’s Receipts, Instructions of Charterers or other parties interested in the car-
    • Kind and estimation of extent of damages caused go), written claims from third parties, statement of facts, medical bills etc., con-
    • Possible causes of damage / loss cerning damages to cargo, ship or other third party property or persons should
    • Limit any report to facts, not personal opinions: be conveyed to DGS Marine Management Services Co. Ltd, London or Denmark
    • Do not give an opinion, especially in the accident report, in copy. Originals to be taken into secure charge.
    as to who was responsible
    • Do not allow crew members to express opinions towards If any problems or doubts arise in connection with the handling of a particular
    third parties outside the vessel case, please approach the stipulated parties (see above no.2) before taking any
    • Do not already admit any liability, either verbally or writing action of which you are not sure to be appropriate.
    • Do not sign a document, which you know contains
    incorrect information
    • Do not think the problem will go away if you do nothing

    The report should be conveyed to DGS Marine Management Services immedi-


    ately.

    4. Public Authorities

    Do not issue statement as regards the possible cause of any incident towards
    authorities or other third parties, even if under pressure from the port captain

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