2.8.In reactie op een brief van de Inspecteur van 17 november 2011 heeft [N] bij een brief van 15 december 2011, voor zover te dezen van belang, geantwoord:
‘We understand that you are investigating the social security liability of the crew members for the period January 2006 to December 2007.
1. Who has decision making responsibility and has end responsibility with respect to following activities, [NN] [Hof: [N] ] or [H] ?
a.
a)Fixing transport agreements;
( [NN] )
b)Supervision on loading and discharging;
(Captain/ [H] )
c)Normal maintenance of the vessel;
(Captain/ [H] )
d)Special survey of the vessel;
( [NN] )
e)Safety on board;
(Captain/ [H] )
f)Hiring, firing and supervision of the crew.
(Captain/ [H] )
2. Who is (finally) eligible for the freight income and who bears the costs and burdens of the maintenance of the vessel, [NN] or [H] ?
Transport contracts are negotiated and fixed by [NN] BV., freight income and maintenance costs are also for [NN] BV.
3. Who is liable for damage caused by crew employed by [H] Intershipping in case of:
a.
a)un)safety on board; (
[NN])
b)Maintenance of the vessel; (
[NN])
c)Loading and discharging. (
[NN])
4. What compensation does [NN] pay for handling over the operation of the vessel and how is this compensation calculated?
Annual lumpsum managementfee with indexation.’.