CHIEF MATES MMD EXAM

  CHIEF MATES  PHASE 2  SUBJECT : MARINE LAW TOPIC : Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) Convention; 1988 Background   It was the incident of Achille Lauro in 1985 that led to the development of SUA Convention in 1988, which came into force on 1 st March 1992; The Convention is basically a mechanism for cooperation among countries for preventing/handling of terrorist activities involving a ship; The focus of SUA Convention is on the definition & concept of OFFENCE; India is a party to the SUA Convention.   Definition & Concept of OFFENCE under SUA Convention   It’s an offence if the NAVIGATION OF THE VESSEL IS ENDANGERED due to any of the following reasons:                  i.          Causing harm/death of a person on-board;        ...

CHIEF MATES  PHASE 2  SUBJECT : MARINE LAW  TOPIC :   COMMERCIAL LAW – A Simple Understanding of Bill Of Lading, Documentary Credit System and CHARTER & CHARTERPARTIES       i.          Except for the law of marine insurance, law relating to Contract of AFFREIGHTMENT (COA) is perhaps the most difficult subject in shipping law.     ii.          COA is a concept and not a physical contract. COA takes a physical form in the form of a contract, which depends on the relationship of the ship-owner in the process of carriage of goods. COA can result in any of the two forms – CHARTERPARTY or BILL of LADING (more discussion on this later).    iii.          The difficulty arises FIRST place from the use of two entirely forms of contract; the charter-party and bill of lading.    iv. ...