Modules

Introduction

• An overview of the shipping industry
• Vessels
• Cargoes, passengers and other in the industry
• The regulation of the shipping industry
• Commercial law and International trade
• Marine Insurance
• Ship management
• Marine surveyor

Essential law

• • Legal Concepts
  • Introduction to English law and our legal system
  • The law of contract
  • The law of tort (negligence)
  • Liability in contract and tort
  • Responsibilities
  • The expert witness and the law of evidence
  • Maritime law

Pt 2

• • Admiralty law and jurisdiction
  • International maritime law
  • Shipboard documentation
  • Codes of practice for commercially operated yachts
  • The flag state
  • Collision, and salvage
  • Pollution
  • Marpol
  • Chartering
  • Pilotage
  • Governmental control of shipping
  • Health and safety on board
  • Marine insurance and claims

Pt 3

• Types of insurance cover
• Claims and the surveyor

Reporting Writing for Marine Surveyors

• The basis of reports
• Preparing for the report
• Report types
• Writing the report

The Different Types of Survey

• Damage surveys
• Hull and machinery
• Grounding
• Surveying fir damage
• Cargo surveys
• Personal accident and injury
• Audits and compliance inspections
• ISPS Code
• SIRE (Ship Inspection Report) vessel inspection questionnaires for oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers
• CDI (Chemical Distribution Institute)
• Fitness for purpose
• Towage
• Heavy lift
• Tie down
• Other types of survey
• Bunker surveys

Safety and Operational Surveys

• A definition of surveying
• International safety standards
• Flag state safety standards
• Introduction to safety standards
• Fire protection, detection and extinction
• Navigational aids and equipment
• The role of classification societies with safety surveys

Incident and Accident Investigation

• The background to marine incident investigation
• The human factor in incident investigation
• Initial actions in the investigation
• Managing the investigation
• Witnesses and interviews
• Collecting physical evidence
• Human factors
• Analysis, tools and techniques
• Developing conclusions and making recommendations
• Witnesses interviewing
• The cognitive interview

Surveying Engines and Ship Systems

• Diesel engines
• Ancillary systems
• Steam plant
• Power transmission
• Control systems
• Anti pollution
• Pumps
• Filters and filtration
• Emergency systems
• Refrigeration
• Electrical systems
• Deck machinery
• Hatch covers
• Units

ISM and ISPS

• A short history of maritime safety
• International safety management (ISM) code
• Health & safety on board ship
• Civil and criminal liability
• The code of safe working practices regulations

Warranty and Insurance Surveys

• • Marine insurance

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Cargo Surveys

• What is cargo surveying?
• Surveying tools
• Pre-survey requirements
• Duties of a cargo surveyor
• Documents required
• Terms of sale of goods and their transport insurance
• Mode of transportation
• Types of packaging
• Forms of conveyance of goods
• Types of packaging
• Types of cargo
• Resolution of claims
• Determination as to how/where loss occurred
• Report writing
• Hague-visby rules
• Role of a claims/loss adjuster
• Health & safety issues

Flag and Port State Control Inspections

• Port state control
• Regions and co-operation between port states
• Port state control inspections
• Deficiencies and detentions
• Commercial implications of detentions
• Maritime labour convention

Surveying the Hull Structure

• Ship’s structure
• Structural strength
• Main structural components
• Use of ships’ plans
• Determination of condition or extent of damage
• Calculation of steel weight and repair cost
• Presentation of information