ABSTRACT
A comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing the shipmaster including customary law, case law, statutory law, treaty law and regulatory law, covering: • A brief history of the shipmaster • Manning and crewing requirements in relation to vessel registration • Comparison of regimes of law of agency for shipmasters and crews across jurisdictions • Examination of shipmaster liability (civil and criminal)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |117 pages
The Shipmaster in Context
chapter |15 pages
Introduction to the Law of the Shipmaster
chapter |13 pages
International Organisations and Conventions and the Shipmaster
chapter |16 pages
Domestic Laws and the Shipmaster
chapter |11 pages
Overview of Jurisdiction
chapter |16 pages
The Flag State and the Shipmaster
chapter |21 pages
Coastal and Port States and the Shipmaster
part |118 pages
The Doctrines of the Law of the Shipmaster
chapter |24 pages
The Shipmaster, the Owner and the Charterer
chapter |23 pages
The Powers, Duties and Rights of the Shipmaster
chapter |17 pages
Shipmasters and Safety and Seaworthiness
chapter |12 pages
The Shipmaster and Cargo and Bills of Lading
chapter |12 pages
The Shipmaster and the Environment
chapter |15 pages
Labour and the Shipmaster
chapter |10 pages
Limitation of the Shipmaster's Liability
part |476 pages
The Principal Domestic Laws Governing the Shipmaster in the States of the United Nations and the International Maritime Organisation