Legal status of the master of the soviet sea-going vessel: the evolution of regulation - from the Russian Empire to the Russian Federation

Skvortsov Alexey Igorevich

The Soviet stage of the formation of the legal status of the master of sea-going vessels is considered: first, an important step forward in comparison with the system of legal regulation of their position in the Russian Empire that has not been established, and secondly, a solid historical and subject basis for the current regulation of this institution.

Keywords:master of a sea-going vessel, USSR naval fleet, USSR Merchant Shipping Code, Charter of Service on ships.