Seaworthiness and its interpretation by the UK Courts: An Assessment

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

To understand the kind of benefits and issues that are associated with maritime laws, the worth of a vessel or a transportation vehicle - more formally entitled as the 'seaworthiness' of the vessel - is an important concept, which needs to be thoroughly understood and comprehended by all those involved in the monitoring and controlling one or more vessels working under their name. Companies and organizations involved in the maritime industry must be in a position to defend their vessel if, in any case, if the vessel or liner or ship may have experienced and yielded signs of fault and flaw that could otherwise cause delays in the delivery of any deadline, thereby causing loss of several millions of dollars to the company and at the same time experiencing inability to maintain strong, promising and long-term relationship with clients and abiding by rules and regulations of host and guest countries. This research study has been undertaken for the purpose of understanding the concept of seaworthiness and unseaworthiness of vessels, liners and different options of transportation that are being utilized through sea. The study focuses on the background of seaworthiness and at the same time how has it influenced the changes that are experienced in the world today. On a conclusion, the research study tends to yield answers regarding cases that are of the same genre and that the overall findings and outcomes regarding the impact that seaworthiness of a vessel.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Overview of the Chapter1

Background of the Research2

Problem Statement2

Research Aim2

Research Objectives3

Significance of the Study4

Academic Relevance4

Managerial Relevance4

Limitations of the Study4

CHAPTER 02: BACKGROUND OF SEAWORTHINESS6

Overview of the Chapter6

Defining Seaworthiness6

Historical Presence and Origin8

The Development of Containerization9

English Maritime Jurisprudence12

Seaworthiness and English Law14

Requirements for a Seaworthy vessel17

Period of Seaworthiness18

Impact of Breach of Unseaworthiness21

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY23

Research Design23

Research Method24

Qualitative Research25

Pros ...