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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... Safety System....... 304 II. Insurance and Compensation.............................................................. 304 III. Existence of a System of Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage... 307 IV. Self-Protection of ...
... Safety Management Code International Ship and Port Facility Security Code International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Journal ofAir Law and Commerce Journal of Economic Perspectives Journal of International Maritime Law Journal of ...
... Safety Committee Motor Vessel Nebraska Law Review Neue Juristische Wochenschau Neue Juristische Wochenschau Rechtsprechungs Report NJW Entscheidungsdienst Versicherungs- und Haftungsrecht Number Nordic Journal of International Law Notre ...
... safety standards they enforce and apply. However, despite the fact that their control is of superior importance to the shipowner, to third parties, and to the flag State, classification societies often argue that their role is ...
... safety rules was satisfied by the vessel. Often there was also a number for the duration of the class. German Lloyd (GL), for example, awarded to ships which were in conformity with all its rules at the beginning of a class period the ...
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 |