This Course teaches the Legal aspects of Carriage of Goods by Sea and important aspects of Maritime Law.
Students will learn
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Ship registries, nationality of ships, importance of the flag on the ship, open registries
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Zones of waters What is territorial waters, EEZ and high seas
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Conditions and Warranties in Marine Insurance
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Marine Insurance Market- P&I Clubs and Llyods Insurance Market
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Charterparty agreements, Types and bareboat charterparty
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Bills of Lading and its importance as a negotiable document
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Duties of Carrier in a contract of Affreightment
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Incoterms 2020 and how to select the Incoterm suitable for your carriage
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International conventions on the carriage of Goods- Hague Visby Rules
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Rules of Salvage, Salvage Convention and SCOPIC. Importance of SCOPIC Clause
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Law relating to Towage, Convention on Collision, Wreck Removal
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Himalaya Clause to exclude third parties from liabilities
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Limitation of Liability of maritime claims and LLMC Convention
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Rules of General Average- York Antwerp Rules on General Average
This Course is designed for persons who want to understand the legal aspects of a charterparty or contract o affreightment and carriage of goods by sea. This course will also benefit lawyers and law students who want to learn shipping Law and persons working in shipping companies.
Knowledge of Law is preferred but not required.
