Local agent appointed by a P&I Club to assist members with on-the-spot incidents (claims, surveys, casualty response) in a specific port.
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.
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