Oct 24, 20222 minCrew / people relatedMental / behavioural disorders and medical fitness for sea serviceDuring medical examinations, seafarers who have been diagnosed with some form of mental or behavioural disorder in the past can be...
Jul 31, 20221 minSeaworthinessSavage & vicious nature of a crew member, and owner's liability for unseaworthinessCan a vessel be deemed unseaworthy due to the violent nature of a crew member? In The Captain Billy Haver [2021], first mate was murdered...
May 22, 20222 minOtherA vessel brought to India basis a false distress alert - can it be subject to customs duty?Can the authorities impose customs duty or confiscate a foreign vessel and its goods if the only reason the vessel was in the country...
May 2, 20222 minCrew / people relatedUMS and its impact on safe manningAs onboard automation increases, manning levels are bound to reduce. Regulatory bodies assessing Minimum Safe Manning requirements, may...
Dec 23, 20181 minCrew / people relatedPiracy & seafarer employment contractsAmalgam of multiple issues such as piracy, seafarer employment contracts, CBAs, arrest of ship and sister ship – is what makes The...
Nov 4, 20181 minCase lawInjured seafarers and ambulance chasing lawyersSeafarers who have been injured onboard a ship are often lured by ambulance chasing lawyers into bringing a lawsuit against the ship...
Sep 2, 20181 minCrew / people relatedClaiming for injuries stemming from excessive work hoursShipboard ‘rest & work hours’ is one of those (taboo) topics that has somehow avoided direct judicial confrontation. While breaches and...