UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Nautical Science
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester V - Application Oriented Subject I - Maritime Law

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Unit No.8

1. Concept of Law - Civil, Criminal Law, Public Law, Private law, Public and private International Law

2. Indian contract Act with reference to following:
Agreement, Offer and Acceptance, consideration, consent, capacity to contract, valid void and voidable contracts, quasi contract, breach of contract, remedies for breach, discharge of contract, agency bailment.

3. Scope of Maritime Law - Sources, Subjects and objects. Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone, sea Bed, Admiralty Jurisdiction International, aspects of Registration Ship building contracts and mortgage. Nationality of ships, flags of convenience & flag discrimination.

4. International Maritime Organisation - Its Structure, Objects, & Functions.

5. Indian Merchant Shipping Act. 1958 in general with special reference to:

(a) Definitions, Section 3.
(b) Registration of Indian Ships.Sections 20 to 74.
(c) Seamen & Apprentices. Sections 88 to 218.
(d) Limitation and Liability. Sections 352 to 352 F.
(e) investigation and Inquiries. Sections 357 to 389.

6. Contract of Affreightment:

(a) General aspects of Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. 1925.
(b) The Indian Multimodal Transport of Goods Act. 1993.
(c) Hague Visby Rules; Hamburg Rules.
(d) Charter Party - Various Clauses and their Interpretations.

7. Marine Insurance Act. - Insurable interest in a policy, difference between marine insurance Policies and other policies. Different types of marine insurance Policies, perils of sea, claims. Settlement of claims.

8. Legal remedies maritime liens, at common law, general legal remedies as given in specific relief act. Writs injunction Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act. 1996.

Books for Reference

1. Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Govt. of India
2. The Indian Multimodal Transport of Goods Act. 1993 - Govt. of India.
3. Carriage of Goods by sea Act., 1925 Govt. of India
4. Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Govt. of India
5. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Govt. of India
6. S.T.C.W. Convention, 1978 I.M.O.
7. The Indian Contract Act, 1879 I.M.O.
8. Relevant Shipping Manuals, Conventions & Rules I.M.O.
9. Hague / Visby Rules. Hamburg Rules
10. Charter Parties Scrutton
11. Indian Contract Act Actar Singh
12. Maritime Law of India Gopalan Nair, Editor
13. Shipping Law Charley & Giles
14. Legal Regime of Merchant Shipping Dr.Nagendra Singh
15. Limitation of Liability of Shipowners Khodie Narmada
16. Maritime Liens. Dr. Thomas
17. Carriage of Goods by sea Mitra
18. Business & Law for the Shipmaster F.N.Hopkins
19. Shipping Law Grime R.
20. Law of Carriage of Goods Avatar Singh
21. Law of Arbitration Avatar Singh

(Note:- Reference to the Acts include all amendments made from time to time)

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