USCG-ENG-UNL-L4.2
Surveys, class, port state and the manning determination
USCG-ENG-UNL-M4 · Chief · USCG-ENG-UNL-M4-A The department, the paperwork and the casualty
Chief engineers spend more time on paper than they expect to — because the paper is how the machinery's condition is **communicated to people with the power to stop the vessel**.
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