International Maritime Organisation - Volume 2: Accidents At Sea

Originally published in 1987, this book provides a comprehensive manual to the international law governing accidents at sea during the 1980s. It is a complementary study to International Maritime Organisation, now recognised as a standard work on this UN agency.

List of contents

1.Reporting, Investigation, Statistics and Causes of Accidents i) Reporting of Casualty or Incident ii) Inquiries and Investigations iii) Casualty Statistics iv) Causes of Accidents 2. Collision as a Major Cause of Accidents i) The Collision Rules ii) Civil Liability iii) Criminal Liability 3. Other Causes of Navigational Accidents i) Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) ii) Accidents Caused by Defective Charts iii) Accidents with Wrecks 4. Salvage and Towage i) The Law of Salvage ii) The Law of Towage 5. General Average i) General Average Act ii) Outline of the Rules iii) Adjustment of General Average 6. Personal Injury i) Seafarers and Other Persons on Board The Ship ii) Passengers 7. Pollution i) Oil ii) Noxious Liquid Substances

About the author

Samir Mankabady was a Reader in Shipping and Insurance Law in the Department of Maritime Studies, Liverpool John Moores University.

Summary

Originally published in 1987, this book provides a comprehensive manual to the international law governing accidents at sea during the 1980s. It is a complementary study to International Maritime Organisation, now recognised as a standard work on this UN agency.

Product details

• Authors: Samir Mankabady
• Assisted by: Samir Mankabady (Editor), Mankabady Samir (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032759401
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275940-1
• No. of pages: 478
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / International, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Maritime, Environmental law, Jurisprudence & general issues, Environment law, Jurisprudence and general issues, International law, transport and commerce: maritime law, International maritime law