ABSTRACT
This book covers in one handy volume all the major topics associated with ship operations. Carefully, co-ordinated to ensure breadth, relevance and lack of overlap, the topics covered are addressed by authors are the very top of their profession, whether in legal practice or academia, and are presented in a manner which is topical and clear. Part I offers a detailed and critical analysis of issues of contemporary importance concerning new liability regimes and developments. Part 2 discusses how parties, in particular ship operators, attempt in contemporary practice to allocate their risks concerning ship operations. Part 3 evaluates the legal position of those involved in more ‘back office’ operations. The book provides an invaluable guide to recent legal and practical developments and offers a comprehensive, well-informed and thoroughly practical guide on what is a very complex and developing area of law. It will therefore be of great use to legal practitioners and administrators of ship operations worldwide, as well as students in this area and academics associated with maritime law generally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|174 pages
New Risks and Liabilities Affecting Ship Operations
chapter Chapter 2|25 pages
Criminal liability of seafarers and ship operators
chapter Chapter 3|18 pages
The regulation of electromagnetic fields and safety of navigation
chapter Chapter 5|14 pages
Cyber-risks – tort liabilities that can be incurred by shipowners and operators
part II|63 pages
Contractual Arrangements to Deal with Operational Issues Emerging