Marine Safety Law

Cochin University of Science and Technology · LL.B. Semester 4 · 20-271-0408

Unit I — Introduction to Marine Safety

Marine Safety-General principles governing safety of life and property at sea · prohibitions on sending unsafe ships to Sea · liability of owners and operators · duty to provide assistance ship in distress.

Unit II — Construction and Manning Standards

Construction and maintenance of ships · survey of ships · continuous survey obligations · IMO code for construction of ship · Indian ship construction rules. Manning of ships · Training, Certification & watch keeping · STCW Convention,1978, Employment Conditions of sea men · MLC 2006 · provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and Rules.

Unit III — Physical Safety and Environmental safety

Load line Conventions · loading of ships · unsafe goods · over loading.Safetyappliances, radar, maps and charts · radio and telecommunication rules, lifeboats, buoys etc · Safety Management (ISM) · Environmental safety and Climate change Norms for ships

Unit IV — Prevention of Collision

Collision regulations · steering and signaling. Liability for collision · nominal and civil liability

Unit V — Shipping Casualties

Investigation of shipping casualties · Authorities & Powers under Indian Law.