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  • Problems of the Limited Powers of the Master of a Ship as an Inquiry Bodyissue 3/2021 · Kseniya Spekhova · 9 July 2021According to the current legislation of the Russian Federation, if signs of violation of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are established on a ship that is on a coastal or foreign voyage, the master of a ship assumes the functions of an inquiry body. The actions of the master of a ship as an inquiry body are regulated by the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as the Code of Merchant Shipping. This article analyzes the problem of the subtleties and nuances of the captain’s performance of the inquiry body functions: what laws and regulations they rely on, as well as how the process of inquiry goes on. The analysis is carried out based on the current laws of the Russian Federation. The author comes to the conclusion that the status of the master of a ship as an inquiry body in criminal proceedings needs to be changed for greater efficiency of the inquiry process on ships that are at sea.