Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• CEOs, COOs, and senior executives in shipping companies
• Legal advisors and contract specialists
• Ship managers, charterers, and operators
• Insurance professionals and claims handlers
• Anyone seeking to enhance knowledge in maritime law and contracts

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Develop a thorough understanding of core principles of maritime law
• Acquire knowledge of main shipping contracts, treaties, and international conventions
• Analyze liabilities in carriage of goods, charter parties, and collisions
• Apply principles of marine insurance and risk management
• Handle dispute resolution through arbitration, mediation, and litigation

DAY 1

Introduction to Maritime Law

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Maritime law and admiralty jurisdiction
• International conventions relating to the law of the sea
• Key principles of shipping contracts and legal framework
   

DAY 2

Carriage of Goods by Sea and Bills of Lading

• Bills of lading: functions, types, and liabilities
• Hague-Visby and Hamburg rules
• Carrier's responsibilities and defenses
• Cargo claims and time bars
   

DAY 3

Charter Parties and Liabilities

• Types of charter parties (time, voyage, bareboat)
• Ports, pilotage, and towage contracts
• Limitation of liability regimes
• Salvage, general average, and collision law

DAY 4

Marine Insurance and Risk Management

• Principles of marine insurance law and practice
• Types of marine insurance policies (hull, cargo, P&I)
• Claims handling, subrogation, and reinsurance
• Risk management in shipping contracts

DAY 5

Dispute Resolution and Best Practices

• Arbitration, mediation, and litigation in maritime disputes
• Case studies: Real-world maritime law applications
• Workshop: Drafting a shipping contract clause
• Course review
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony