The master of the ship 's authority of a seagoing vessel for the attestation of a will: problematic issues

Skvortsov Alexey Igorevich

The growing volume of the main (associated with navigation, safety and crew management) authority and the responsibility of the master of the ship of a non-state civil servant ship make it necessary to minimize additional duties that it is advisable to assign to the master of the ship only when absolutely necessary, to which the condition actually threatening the life of the testator belongs, When procrastination with the expression of the last will is unacceptable. In this regard, it seems reasonable to certify the master of the ship of the will only in the circumstances indicated. The effect of such a will, which is equated to a notary, is proposed to be limited to a time frame, as was done in § 2 of art. 1129 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, where the situation is similar, which is developing on the ship. The temporary effect of the will is interrupted by an interdictive term, which does not prevent the testator, in the course of the circumstances that became the basis for certifying the will on the ship, to draft a new will from the notary. This situation is valid in a number of European countries.

Keywords:master of the ship, will, notaries powers.