The Liability of Classification SocietiesSpringer Science & Business Media, 2007 M06 30 - 380 pages Classification societies are discharging various functions in the interest of flag States and shipowners. They are important actors in the system of maritime safety. Because the liability of shipowners is limited, classification societies have been considered as exempt from liability for a long time – and in several jurisdictions this view still prevails. This study analyses which actions of classification societies may give rise to claims and whether or not the societies can be held liable under English, German or United States maritime law. Moreover, the fundamental aspects of an international convention on the limitation of the liability of classification societies are developed. |
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... .................................... 21 7. Other Activities ..................................................................................21 IV. The Relevance of Classification Societies for the International Community.....
... ....................................................... 179 a. Abnormally Dangerous Activities .............................................. 179 b. Liability for Defective Products ..............................................
... activities. For example, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) describes it in the following way:6 'The classification process consists of a) the development of Rules, Guides, standards and other criteria for the design and construction ...
... activities. They usually act at the request of a shipowner, charterer, potential purchaser of a vessel or of the owners of cargo or a classification society itself. Marine surveyors may conduct damage surveys, surveys of the condition ...
... activities as a developer and surveyor of the 'class' and as a chartered surveyor who analyses the condition of a vessel will be dealt with in the following sections. Moreover, the situation of statutory surveys will also be considered ...
Contents
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B Private Operations and Public Functions in Detail | 43 |
Obligations of the Classification Society | 54 |
NonDelegable Duty of the Shipowner to Make the Vessel Seaworthy | 55 |
Liability under United States Law | 240 |
Liability under German Law | 248 |
Damage Caused by Both a Classification and Statutory | 256 |
A Convention on the Limitation of Liability of Classification | 259 |
Bibliography | 331 |
Table of Cases 351 | 350 |
Table of International Conventions | 365 |
Index 373 | 372 |