ISM Code: a guide to the legal and insurance implications remains one of a very small number of works on the ISM Code and the only one specifically addressing the legal and insurance implications. The ISM Code affects everyone involved with commercial shipping. It is the benchmark against which legal liability will be measured - in both civil and criminal actions. Whether you work on board ship or in an office ashore, you should always have this book close to hand for reference. Seven years on from the final deadline for phase one of implementation, this title has been fully updated to reflect developments and industry experience.
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An essential text for all involved in the shipping industry.
Since the implementation of the ISM Code in July 1998, shipping companies are now expected to ensure that conditions, activities and tasks, both onboard and ashore affecting the environment and safety are planned, organised, executed and checked in accordance with legislation and company requirements.
Uncertainty concerning the duties and responsibilities of the flag and port states and confusion over the duties, resonsibilities and liabilities of shipping companiesmean that a practical text is necessary. ISM Code: A Practical Guide to the Legal and Insurance Implications provides a practical yet comprehensive guide to the implications of the code for legal and insurance industries. It examines the key issues surrounding the ISM Code, its implementation, looking a the background and objectives of the Code.
The ISM Code, implemented in July 1998 will impact on almost every accident, incident and claim, and will be the benchmark against which all future liabilities will be measured. Shipping companies are now expected to ensure that conditions activities and tasks, both on-board and ashore affecting the environment and safety are planned, organized, executed and checked in accordance with legislation and company requirements. This text provides a guide to the implications of the ISM Code for the legal and insurance industries. Attention is drawn to the pitfalls which personnel, both on-board and ashore, could fall into.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Softcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This book is concerned primarily with the legal and insurance implications of the ISM Code-post implementation. By reflecting upon and appreciating these potential implications, it will quickly become apparent, if there was any doubt or misunderstanding, that the obtaining of the Document of Compliance (DOC) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC) was only the start. The compliance requirements are ongoing and continual. The author is not a lawyer and this is not intended to be a legal textbook for lawyers. Rather, this book has been prepared by a practical seaman who has also had the privilege of working for 18 years dealing with a wide range of P&I-type problems ashore. The book is aimed at those who are directly con- cerned with, and involved in, the practical operation of ships, be it the master and officers on board or those in the shipowner's or ship manager's office ashore, who are not necessarily interested in detailed legal arguments but may need to be aware of how the implementation and operation of the I. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM496-VG-10963
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