News 15 Jun, 2022 Ukraine Conflict - FAQs regarding reporting of vessel calls to Russia In Notice to Members No.2 2022/2023 we explained that Members must now report to the Club all vessel calls to Russia and transits through Russian territorial waters, and the regulatory basis for this new requirement. We now set out below some of the Frequently Asked Questions we and other Clubs have received on the Notice.   Download PDF The information below sets out our best understanding of the current legal requirements imposed on the Club and its Members under the UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations and its accompanying General Trade Licence. May we take this opportunity to remind Members, wherever they are based, of the need to report their vessels calls to Russia and transits through Russian territorial waters within one month of doing so to the Club and that a failure to do so may invalidate the vessel’s P&I insurance cover and/or prevent the Club from covering a claim. Q1: Why are Clubs in the International Group requiring their Members to provide information related to calls at Russian ports or transits through Russian territorial waters? As set out in Notice to Members No.2 2022/2023, it is only lawful for West as an insurer with a UK nexus (see Q3 below) to provide insurance for vessels calling at Russian ports or transiting Russian territorial waters if, amongst other things, West keeps records of the information described in the Notice.  West can only comply with this record keeping obligation if the information is first provided by Members. As explained in the Notice, if this information is not provided, cover may be prejudiced. Q10: Why can’t the Club gather this information in other ways, such as from AIS data? The possibility of gathering information from AIS to avoid putting new requirements on Members was considered.  Whilst AIS software could produce much of the information required under the UK Regulations, the data may be ina