4 Responsibilities
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4 Responsibilities

  4.1 Organizational command lines should be established and responsibilities and duties clearly defined before a towage commences.

  4.2 The towing operation should be in charge of a competent towing master, normally being either the master of the towing vessel or the master of the leading towing vessel, in case the towed object is towed by more than one towing vessel.

  4.3 The towing master is responsible for the towing operation. In preparation for the towing operation, the towing master should consider these guidelines, as appropriate. The towing master should also consider what regulations are applicable during the towage, as well as ensuring that all relevant safety measures as he finds necessary are implemented.

  4.4 Nothing in this section shall set aside or limit the towing master's/tug master's authority in accordance with maritime laws.

Parent topic: Annex - Draft Guidelines for Safe Ocean Towing
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