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Ship Polices
Ship Polices
The below links to ships policies are required reading (and viewing, in the case of the Harassment and Bullying Video) for all cruise participants.
Authority of the Master and the Chief Scientist
Authority of the Master and the Chief Scientist
The Master (Captain), by law, has paramount authority over all persons assigned to or embarked on Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel, Falkor (too). The Master’s legal authority at sea is supreme and extends to all members of the crew, scientific personnel and any other persons on board. The Master carries full responsibility for the safety of the vessel and all personnel, and is vested with the authority to take any action necessary to preserve and maintain the safety and integrity of the vessel and its personnel.
The Chief Scientist has overall charge of the scientific objectives of the cruise, is responsible for assigning duties to members of the scientific party, and for ensuring that all members of the scientific party obey rules for shipboard behavior.
In order to ensure the proper interaction between the scientific party and the crew, all formal matters involving both groups including instructions, procedural questions, and discipline should be channeled through the Lead Marine Technician, the Chief Scientist and the Captain. Routine requests to the ship’s crew, such as requesting winch operators, changes in course and speed, or position reports should be handled between the Lead Marine Technician and the watch officer on the bridge. Throughout the cruise the Chief Scientist should outline to the Lead Marine Technician and Captain and/or the watch officer, the tentative operational schedule well in advance with the understanding that all plans are subject to change.
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