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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... ............................................... 248 IV. Excursus: Damage Caused by Both a Classification and Statutory Survey.................................................................................................256 Part ...
... ..........248 a. Civil Liability or State Liability for the Survey of Vessels ........248 b. Preconditions of§ 839 BGB.......................................................252 c. State Liability as a Subsidiary Liability.................
... survey and certification International Association of Classification Societies International Atomic Energy Agency International Business Lawyer International Civil Aviation Organization International Company and Commercial Law Review ...
... survey during and after construction to verify compliance with such Rules, Guides, standards or other criteria, c) the assignment and registration of class when such compliance has been verified, and d) the issuance of a renewable ...
... Survey', as defined by the IACS Recommendation 82 of July 2003 'Surveyor's Glossary, Hull Terms and Hull Service Terms' (<http://www.iacs.org.uk/ guidesandrecs.htm>, last accessed 19 March 2007) are collective terms of surveys re ...
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 |