590 NICHOLLS'.S SEAMANSHIP AND NAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE
vessel, must notify the same to the Lloyd's agent at his next place
of call on arrival. He must also give all such information as he may
possess regarding the supposed locality or identity of such derelict
vessel, the date and place where she was observed, etc.
The penalty for failing to make such a report is a sum not
exceeding £5.
Disbursements.—Money disbursed by the master in financing
the ship. Vouchers are receipts preserved by the master for
production to the owners, along with his disbursement account.
The agents in a foreign port usually advance money to the
master as cash for current expenditure, or there may be a balance
of freight to draw upon. But if neither of those means are available
and there are considerable expenses to be met, then the master
may give the creditor * a " bill " on the owners
Grain Certificate.—Before a British ship laden with a grain
cargo at any port in the Mediterranean or Black Sea, and bound
to ports outside the Straits of Gibraltar* or laden with gram cargo
on the Coast of North America, leaves her final port of loading, or
within 48 hours after leaving that port, the master shall deliver,
or cause to be delivered to the British Consular officer, or if the port
Is in a British Possession, to the chief officer of Customs at that
port, a notice stating:—
(a) The draught and freeboard after the loading of her cargo
has been completed.
(6) 1. The kind of grain and the quantity thereof.
2. The mode in which the grain cargo has been stowed.
3. The precautions taken against shifting.
When arriving at a port in the United "Kingdom the master shal
also deliver a similar document to the proper officer of Customs
This is done when the vessel is entered in at the Custom House.
Penalty for failing to make this report, or for making a falst
statement, a sum not exceeding £100 (Merchant Shipping Act
1894, Section 454).
Insurance Policy.—An agreement containing the condition;
under which a ship is insured, and the perils she is thereby insure<
against. The policy is nullified if—
The ship deviates from her voyage,
If she be engaged in any illegal trade.
if she was unseaworthy at the time of insuring.