Cartner on the International Law of the Shipmaster : On the New Command at Sea

This text provides a review of the laws and regulations governing the modern shipmaster. It surveys the law in all IMO member states, and provides a comparison of the law of agency for shipmasters and crews across multiple jurisdictions, encompassing liabilities and penalties from around the globe. It conceives of civil command in nine mutually exclusive, exhaustive, interactive, synthetic legal duties within eponymous chapters underlain by the paramount duties to safety, security, containment, and readiness of the vessel within emerging technology. The book opens with a brief history and survey of the law of the shipmaster, both internationally and on a domestic level. The author then expertly addresses issues including certification, nationality, and taxation requirements; a comparison of regimes of law of agency for shipmasters and crews across jurisdictions; and an examination of shipmaster duties, liabilities, and penalties in all IMO member states. It proposes a doctrine of command-worthiness for vessels designed for command and for civil commanders trained for them. New to this edition are new chapters on: criminalization; third parties at sea; pirates, refugees, and stowaways; shipyards and other vendors; fishing and offshore insurance; maritime security, foreign navies, coastguards, and customs; and port agents. It offers cost-effective alternatives to wholly-automated vessels, such as using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.A.) model of precise mission preplanning and control with the mission plan, and a digital twin of every vessel for the use of the civil commander, management, shipyards and trainers--

Author: John A. C. Cartner

Publisher: Informa law from Routledge

Publication Date: Jan 29, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1032255390

ISBN-13: 9781032255392