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Can a captain arrest someone?
If the situation requires, he/she can deviate from any rule to ensure safety of the passengers and the crew members. For example, the PIC can arrest a troublemaker, they can initiate a force landing to drop off a certain passenger or change the direction of the destination if necessary.
The captain of a vessel still has overriding authority. That is to say, he can override any other demand made on him. It’s his word, on board the ship, that is law. This is enshrined both in the International Safety Management (ISM) Code Sec.
Can a cruise ship captain arrest you?
To keep everyone under control, cruise ship captains usually have the authority to restrain passengers who break the law. Do something really bad, and you might even wind up in the cruise ship’s brig (um, jail), or under “cabin arrest” until the proper authorities can be called. Eek!
Can a Captain marry someone in international waters?
Celebrity Cruises captains are able to officiate legally-recognized same-sex weddings while in international waters. When you get married while sailing in international waters, the ceremony abides by the laws of the country where the ship is registered.
Why can a ship Captain marry you?
A ship’s captain generally does NOT have the legal right to officiate a wedding at sea. In order for a Captain of a ship to perform a marriage at sea, he must also be a judge, a justice of the peace, a minister, or an officially recognized officiant such as a Notary Public.
Do captains have to stay on the ship?
Captains of a sinking ship do not go down with the ship. That is simply a colloquialism that means the captain should be the last to get off a ship that is sinking. If there is time to abandon ship where everyone gets off, so does the captain get off. In fact, there usually is a life boat reserved just for him or her.
Do ship captains have the authority to marry?
Are captains allowed to abandon ship?
In the United States, abandoning the ship is not explicitly illegal, but the captain could be charged with other crimes, such as manslaughter, which encompass common law precedent passed down through centuries. It is not illegal under international maritime law.
All persons on board including public authorities, crew, and passengers are under the captain’s authority and are his or her ultimate responsibility, particularly during navigation.
What can happen on a ship without the captain’s approval?
It depends on what type of ship (military or civilian) and what country’s flag is being flown, and a lot has changed since the invention of radio, but the Captain is the ultimate authority on the ship and essentially nothing can happen on a ship without their approval.
Who has the authority to end a ship’s fishing trip?
That action would obviously end their fishing trip (he would have to return to his home port) and might infuriate the owner, but it’s clearly within the authority of a ship’s captain. In practice, a lot of this authority is delegated.
What are the duties of a captain on a cruise ship?
On international voyages, the captain is responsible for satisfying requirements of the local immigration and customs officials. Immigration issues can include situations such as embarking and disembarking passengers, handling crew members who desert the ship, making crew changes in port, and making accommodations for foreign crew members.