Captains Legal

By Captain Michael Lloyd FNI

"Captains' Legal" is published in cooperation with
Witherby Seamanship International Ltd.

Order your copy here

Use discount code
   SKULDSPEC
for a 20% discount

 

While sailing around the world a captain encounters various rules and regulations, some of which he is familiar with and others not, particularly those that are country-specific. Maritime law, on the other side, is designed for international use regardless of flag or administration.

Many problems arise because one side or other does not understand the applicable law for a given incident. And it is serious if shore authorities come to believe that ships masters are unfamiliar with the laws and regulations that they are supposed to uphold.

There are a number of books dealing with all aspects of maritime law and business. However, the aim of 'Captains Legal' is to explain - in plain language - the laws governing incidents and problems that a master might encounter on an average vessel, of any registration, while sailing the world’s oceans.

 

Contents

  1. Who Owns the Seas?
     
  2. Criminal Jurisdiction
     
  3. The Flag State
     
  4. Pollution
     
  5. Stowaways
     
  6. Port of Refuge
     
  7. Charterers and Charter Parties
     
  8. Insurance
     
  9. Ballast Water Management
     
  10. Operating in Ice
     
  11. Ocean Routeing
     
  12. Refugees
     
  13. Mutiny
     
  14. The Fair Treatment of Seafarers (After a Maritime Accident)
     
  15. Shore Leave and Seafarers' Rights
     
  16. Manning and Fatigue
     
  17. Port State Control
     
  18. The Law in Inland Waters