Captain’s Responsibilities

The master is responsible for ensuring that persons on board his vessel comply with immigration and customs regulations, is responsible for providing complete and accurate logbooks, reports, statements and documents, and for ensuring compliance with the International Maritime Organization's safety requirements for the vessel. plan. The plan spells out each person's duties, including conducting searches and inspections, maintaining confined spaces, and responding to threats from terrorists, hijackers, pirates, and stowaways. The security plan also includes other topics such as refugees and asylum seekers, dealing with smuggling and saboteurs. Ultimately, the captain is responsible for resolving any medical issues, providing medical attention to affected passengers and crew, cooperating with shore medical personnel as much as possible, and, if necessary, evacuating those passengers and crew who require additional assistance.

The captain ensures that the vessel complies with local and international laws and company policies. The Master is ultimately responsible for aspects of the operation such as the safe navigation of the ship, its cleanliness and seaworthiness, safe handling of all cargo, management of all personnel, stocking the ship's cash and stores, and maintaining the ship's certificates and documents. If there is no treasurer on board, the captain is responsible for the ship's accounting. This includes ensuring there is a sufficient amount of cash on board, coordinating the ship's payroll (including drawing and advances), and managing the ship's oil emissions