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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... of Limitations ................................................................. 260 II. Cargo Limitations............................................................................... 263 III. Global Limitations..............
... Cargo Limitations ............................................................................... 263 III. Global ... Cargo Limitations: The Hague/Visby and Hamburg Rules ........277 aa. Interpretation of Servant, Agent and Independent ...
... Vehicle Carrier, Container Carrier, Towing Vessel, Refrigerated Cargo Vessel, as stated in their Rules, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 3 §3. this, the vessel may continue to sail if the crew. A. The Classification of Vessels 7.
... cargo if the ship is unclassified or out of class. Even though cargo insurance policies do not generally require the cargo owner to use a classified vessel, cargo underwriters have the right to revoke coverage at reasonable notice if a ...
... cargo owners need not survey the vessel themselves. A multiplicity of surveys would be technically redundant, costly and a waste of time. In addition, a classification society gains better insights into the condition of a vessel than ...
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 |