Introduction To Marine Law
- Legal concepts
- The Law of contract
- The Law of tort
- Liability in contract and tort
- Responsibilities
- Maritime Law
- Admiralty law and jurisdiction
- International Maritime Law
- Shipboard documentation
- Codes of Practice for commercially operated yachts
- The flag state
- Collision and salvage
- Chartering
- Pilotage and towage
- Governmental control of shipping
- Health and safety
- Carriage of goods by sea
- Pollution
Charterparties
- Introduction to chartering
- Charter parties
- Basics of chartering
- Owners (Managers and Masters) obligations
- The fixing of ships for charter
- The charter party
- Laytime Demurrage and others
- Carriage of goods by sea
- Schedules
Carriage Of Goods By Sea
- The importance of the Bill of Lading
- The contracts of carriage
- The cargo claim
- The terms of the Bill of lading contract
- Statutory terms of the Bill of Lading – The Hague and Hague Visby rules
Ownership and Registration
- Ownership
- Shipowner’s obligations
- Registration
- UK Ship register
- Guernsey Registry of British ships
- Jersey ship register
- Isle of Man ship register
- Cayman Islands ship registry
- Maltese ship registry
Seafarers and Employment
- Introduction to UK Employment Law
- The impact of employment of MLC 2006
- Recruitment and placement services
- Seafarer employment agreements (SEA’s)
- The employment arrangement
- The practicalities of employment
- Hours of work
- Tax and social security obligations
- Emphasis of good practice and doing it right
Collision, Salvage and Wreck
- Collision
- Salvage
- Wreck