Course syllabus for Maritime law and ship management

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Course syllabus adopted 2022-05-03 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameSjörätt och ship management
  • CodeMMS120
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTSILO
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 81113
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0120 Written and oral assignments, part A 6 c
Grading: TH		 6 c
0220 Examination, part B 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 c
  • 13 Jan 2023 pm L DIG
  • 05 Apr 2023 am L DIG
  • 25 Aug 2023 pm L DIG

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Knowledge and skills corresponding to the learning outcomes of the following courses:

MMS095 Commercial law

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the rules that governs ship and ship owning companies and also to provide knowledge about some of the most frequently used standard contracts used in ship management and chartering. The aim of the course is also to practice report writing and to apply legal method.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

After completion of this course, the student should be able to interpret and apply law, rules and legal principles that is covered by the course content, and to draft, interpret and analyse, in particular with regards to performance, cost and risk, the standard agreements that are part of the content of the course. The aim is also that the student should be able to solve legal problems through the use of legal method.

Content

Ship, nationality, registration. Waters and zones. Maritime safety and security. Compliance. Shipowners liability (including pollution) and right to limit. Ship Management. Maritime labor law. Salvage, General Average and towage. Charterparties. (Sustainable shipping)

Organisation

The course consists of lectures, literature studies, assignments, tutorials and review questions.

Literature

The information is available on the course page in Canvas.

Examination including compulsory elements

The course is examined through the assignments and a concluding digital exam.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2022-09-14: Examinator Examinator changed from Daniel Eriksson (danieer) to Robert Severin (severin) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]
  • Changes to module:
    • 2022-05-02: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Emilio
      [0220 Examination 1,5 credit] Changed to digital examination