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DiscoveryofstowawaysonboardshipEmergencyprocedures,confinement,
arrangementfordisembarkation&deportation
Howsoeverdifficultorinconvenientitmightbetomaintaintightsecuritytopreventstowawaysgetting
onboardinthefirstplaceandtoconductthoroughsearchesbeforesailingitisinfinitelylessofa
problemthandealingwiththeproblemofallowingstowawaystosailwiththevessel.
Inspiteofthesearch,ifastowawayisdiscoveredduringnavigation,theMastershalltreathim
properlyaccordingtotheseprocedureswithduerespectforhumanrights.
Somestowawayswilltryandmakeuseoftheruddertrunkingasahidingplace.Stowawayswillenter
theruddertrunkwhenitisclosetothewaterlineandeasilyaccessiblebysmallcraft.Thestowaways
willthenrideintheruddertrunkuntiltheirchosendestination.Asearchofthisareabeforetheship
sailsshouldpreventthelikelihoodofthishappening.Considerationshouldalsobegiventoplacinga
metalgridabovetheopeningtotheruddercompartmentmakingitimpossibleforstowawaystoenter
thespace.
Returntoportofdeparture
Ifastowawayisdiscoveredjustafterdeparturefromaport,theMastershalltakethefollowing
measures:
(1)ConsiderreturningtotheportofdeparturetolandthestowawayandcontacttheCompanytodecide
furtherhandling(2)TheCompanyshallcontactthevesselsP&Iclub
(3)IfthereisnotimetoconsultwiththeCompany,theMastershallconsiderreturningtoporttaking
thefollowingmattersintoconsideration:
a)TheTimerequiredtoreturntotheportofdeparture
b)TheScheduleofthevessel
c)TheNationalityoftheStowawayandrelatedPoliticalcircumstances
d)Whetherthestowawayhasanidentificationcardornot.(Ifnot,hisdeliveryataportotherthanthe
portofdepartureisverydifficultinmostcases).
Searchupondiscoveryofstowaway
Upondiscoveryofastowaway,searchshouldbemadefor
(1)Otherstowawaysespeciallyinthevicinityoftheareawherethestowawaywasfound
(2)Identitydocuments,drugsandpersonalbelongingsinthevicinityoftheareawherethestowaway
wasfound
(3)Identitydocumentsonthepersonofthestowaway
(4)KnivesorotherobjectsthatcouldbeusedasaweaponanddrugsonthepersonofthestowawayIf
anythingfound,takephotographsand,
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(1)Theidentificationcardshallbesafelykeptuntiljustbeforethetimeofhisdisembarkationunless
requiredotherwisebyauthorities(keepacopyonboard)
Note:Ifthestowawayholdsontotheidentification,thereisafearthathewilldisposeordamageitto
avoidrepatriation.Sincedeliveryofastowawayisverydifficultwithoutidentification,itshallbekept
bytheMasterinthesafe.
(2)Cash,knivesandotherpossibleweapons,narcoticsandstimulantdrugsetc.shallbeconfiscated
andretainedsafelybytheMaster.
(3)Otherpersonaleffectsofthestowawayshallbelistedandputinavinylbagandkeptonboarduntil
deliveryofstowaway.
Interviewofstowaways
TheMastershallinterviewthestowawaytotrytoascertainthefollowinginformation:
Name
Dateofbirth
Nationality
Address
Family
Howhegotonboardthevessel
Purposeoftheunauthorizedpassage
Duringtheconversationswiththestowawaythefollowingmattersshallbegivenattention:
(1)Thestowawayshallbehandledpolitelytocreateanatmosphereencouragingcooperation.Achat
afteraformalhearingmaysometimeyieldextrainformation
(2)DoNOTaskquestionsaboutthestowawayspoliticalbelief
(3)Incaseofmorestowaways,ahearingshallbemadewitheachpersonseparately
(4)Duringthehearing,photographsofthestowawayshallbetaken(FrontandProfile)
Confinement
TheMastershallconfinethestowawayinalockableroomtopreventescape.Theplaceforconfinement
shallbedecidedtakingthefollowingmattersintoconsideration:
(1)Thestowawayshallnotbeconfinedinahospitalordispensary
(2)Theroomforconfinementshallbelockedandadditionalpossiblemeasuresagainstescapethrough
windowsshallbeconsidered,likebyweldingbars.
(3)Stowawaysshallbeconfinedseparatelyifpossible
TheMastershallprovidemealsandallowvisitstobathroomandshower
TheMastershallorganizea24hourperiodicwatchsystemtopreventescape
Iftakenoutsidetheconfinementareaforexerciseorotherwise,stowawaysshallbeescortedatall
timesbysufficientcrew.(Stowawayshouldnotbeputtowork)
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Arrangementfordisembarkation&deportation
TheMastershallreportalldetailsretrievedduringtheconversationswiththestowawaytothe
Companyanddiscussthedisembarkationpossibilitiesandanydeportationarrangementmadeforthe
stowaway.
TheP&Irepresentativeinthedisembarkationportshallbeinformed.Afterthecompletionofthe
proceduresforthedisembarkationanddeportationofthestowaway,theMastershallincooperation
withthelocalagentmakeafinalreporttotheCompany.
Documentsnecessaryforproceduresfordisembarkationanddeportation
TheMastershallprepareaStatementofFactmentioningatleastthefollowingmatters(ifknown):
Nationalityofstowaway
Name
Address
Portofembarkation
Dateandtimeofdiscovery
Placeofdiscovery
Conditionswhendiscovered
Food,sanitaryfacilities,exerciseandhumanitariantreatmentduringconfinement
PreventivemeasuresthathadbeentakenasperSSP(ShipSecurityPlan)
Recordofportofcallsafterthediscovery,dateandtimeofarrivalanddeparture,dateoftimeof
arrivalinthedisembarkationport,whenthestowawayleftthevesselunderescortanddateandtime
ofdeportation(fromagent).
TheMastershallprepareanAgreementofDisembarkation,whichstatesthatthestowawayhasagreed
voluntarilytothedisembarkationanddeportation,ifnecessaryafterconsultationwiththeCompany),
takingthefollowingmattersintoconsideration:
(1)Countriesthatrequiretheabovementionedagreemente.g.JapanandEgypt.
(2)Acountrywheretheabovementionedagreementislikelytodisturbtheproceduresfor
disembarkationofstowawayse.g.U.S.A.,etc.
TheMastershallprepareastatementregardingthestowawaybasedontheinterviewheldonboard
whichshallbeaccompaniedbyacopyofhisidentificationcardandphotograph.
DocumentsforP&Iinsurancesettlement
TheMastershallpreparethefollowingdocumentsandsubmittotheCompany,sincethecostsforthe
disembarkationanddeportationofstowawaysmayberecoverablefromtheP&IClubItalsomaybe
containedanycostsfordeviation,communicationcosts,overtimeofthecrew,costofmealsfor
stowaways,costsforarrangementofguardsofstowaways.
a)Reporttoauthorities
b)Mastersreport
c)RecordofStowawaySearches
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d)Copyofcrewlist
e)Recordofcommunicationcosts
f)Detailedstatementonincidentalexpenses
g)Detailedstatementofotherrelatedexpenses.
h)Incaseofdeviation,thefullrecordfordate,place,fuelconsumed,andwages,storesandprovisions
usedduringsame(fromcommencementtocompletion)
ISPSimplications
Thepresenceofstowawayonboardcanposeaveryseriousproblemastosuggestabreachorfailure
oftheISPSCodeandentaildelays,searchesetcwhenenteringsubsequentports.
AllsecurityproceduresandrecordsaspertheSSP(ShipSecurityPlan)mustbemaintaineddiligently
todemonstratetothePSCandPortSecurityOfficersthattheshiphaddoneitsbesttocontrolaccessto
theshipandmaintainapropershipsecuritysystem.
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