| Your passenger vessel has departed port with 1,235 passengers on board for a 10 day voyage. What actions must be taken to verify that your vessel was in compliance with stability requirements? |
| A) The master shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be, and then enter an attestation statement of the verification in the ship's stability book. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with these requirements. |
| B) Ensure that the vessel owners has determined that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be, and then enter an attestation statement of the verification in the log book. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with these requirements. |
| C) The master shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be and send a message verifying the condition of the vessel to the vessel's owners. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with these requirements. |
| D) The master shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements in the vessel's trim and stability book, stability letter, Certificate of Inspection, and Load Line Certificate, as the case may be, and then enter an attestation statement of the verification in the log book. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with these requirements. |
