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MV1451 SHIP OPERATIONAL, MANAGEMENT AND IMO REQUIREMENTS
UNIT I
Structure of a shipping company: Principal shipping organisations, various types of marine vessels and cargo, classification, ownership of vessels, registration of ships, flags of convenience, IMO identification number, structure of a shipping company and functioning of its various departments, financing, economics of new and second hand tonnage, subsidies.
UNIT II
Commercial shipping practice: Planning sailing schedules and voyage estimates, liner and tramp shipping services, conference systems, chartering and charter parties, ship’s papers for arrival and departure, port procedures, role of agents, theory of freight rates, bills of lading, pilotage, cargo surveys and note of protests, carriage of goods by sea act.
UNIT III
Marine Insurance: Underwriting and loss adjusting principles applied to Marine cargo insurance, hull / machinery policy, particular average, general average, P & I Clubs – making claims.
UNIT IV
Statutory Regulations: IMO Conventions, legislations, MARPOL acts and conventions, annexes I to VI, SOLAS 1974 and amendments, main objectives, overview of all chapters and articles with an emphasis on ISM and ISPS codes, OPA 90, ballast water management.
UNIT V
STCW: International convention on STCW for seafarers 1978 with 1995 amendments, an overview of all sections, manning of ships, engagement and discharge of ship’s crew, ship’s articles, Merchant shipping act, Port state control, PSC mandatory certificate check list, grounds for PSC inspection criteria for detention, case studies.
TEXT BOOKS
1. E.F. Stevens & C.S.J. Butterfield “Shipping Practice” 11th Edition, Sterling Book House, Mumbai, 1999.
2. John.M.Downard, “Ship Management Series - Managing Ships”, I Edition, Fairplay Publications, Coulsdon, Surrey - 1990.
3. Capt.Dara E.Driver, “Advanced Shipboard Management”, I Edition, Rumar Publications, Mumbai, 1985.
REFERENCES
1. Nilima, M.Chanidiramani, “Carriage of goods by Sea and Multimodal Transport”, 1st Edition, Saptarang Publication, Mumbai, 1996.
2. SOLAS – 1974 - International Maritime Organisation Publications
3. MARPOL – 1973/78 - International Maritime Organisation Publications
4. STCW -1978/95 - International Maritime Organisation Publications
5. G.Raghuram, “Shipping Management”, 1st Edition, Vasant J.Sheth Memorial Foundation, Delhi, 1992
6. Merchant Shipping Act, Govt. of India - 1958.
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