International Law of the Shipmaster

Author: John A C Cartner; Richard P Fiske; Tara L Leiter
Publisher: Informa Law
ISBN: 9781843118077
Published In: December 2009
Format: Hardback , 786 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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International Law of the Shipmaster is a comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing the shipmaster including customary law, case law, statutory law, treaty law and regulatory law.

This book provides:
• A brief history and survey of the international law affecting the shipmaster
• Certification, nationality and taxation requirements for the master in 179 jurisdictions
• Comparison of regimes of law of agency for shipmasters, crews across jurisdictions
• Examination of shipmaster duties and liabilities and penalties in all IMO member states

1. Introduction to the Shipmaster
2. Overview of International Law Affecting the Shipmaster
3. Domestic Laws and the Shipmaster
4. International Organizations Affecting the Shipmaster
5. Conventions and Treaties Relevant to the Shipmaster
6. Jurisdiction and the Shipmaster
7. The Private and Statutory Authority of the Shipmaster.
8. The Master and the Shipowner
9. Limitations of Liability
10. The Flag State
11. The Vessel and Seaworthiness
12. Labour
13. Cargo and Charterers
14. Third Parties not Aboard
15. The Voyage
16. Innocent Passage
17. The Port State
18. The Environment
19. Piracy, Stowaways, Other Trespassers, Contraband
20. Security of the Vessel, Cargo and Those Aboard
21. Naval and Civil Authority
22. The Master and Criminal Laws

John A. C. Cartner holds the Coast Guard's license as a master of steam and motor vessels unlimited as to waters or tonnage. He has sailed as master and practices maritime and admiralty law domestically and internationally. He holds a Ph.D. in quantitative methods.
Richard P. Fiske is a retired naval captain, formerly Supervisor of Salvage of the U. S. Navy, and practices maritime and admiralty law.
Tara L. Leiter is admitted to practice in the U.S. (District of Columbia and Alabama) and holds the Master of International Maritime Law degree from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta. Ms. Leiter practises corporate and international maritime law.