P&I Correspondent
Local agent appointed by a P&I Club to assist members with on-the-spot incidents (claims, surveys, casualty response) in a specific port.
In practice
First contact for any P&I-covered incident: cargo claim, crew injury, pollution, collision third-party liability. Master/DPA call the local correspondent's emergency number; they coordinate surveyors, lawyers, and statements.
Regulatory detail & full definition
Lists are publicly available on each Club's website (Britannia, Gard, North, NEPIA, Skuld, Standard, etc.). Master should call the local correspondent immediately on collision, grounding, oil spill, fatality, serious injury, cargo damage, or stowaway. Correspondents are not Club staff but accredited local lawyers / surveyors / marine experts.
Related
Source: International Group P&I Clubs publications
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