Maritime law in practical form – conventions, employment, pollution, sanctions, insurance and disputes.
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Law Hub – Conventions, Claims & Real-World Practice
A practical map of maritime law: from conventions and carriage contracts to seafarer rights, pollution,
sanctions and disputes. Built for officers and shore staff who need to understand the landscape,
not become lawyers.
Where does maritime law actually apply?
🌍 Jurisdictions & layers of law
UNCLOS zones, flag state rules, port state powers and how they overlap in practice.
🛳 What the ship must comply with
Core safety, crew and environmental conventions that sit behind the manuals on board.
📂 When things go wrong
Collisions, pollution and injuries – where claims are brought and what limitation means.
Map of the main conventions and how they touch your job
A) Safety, environment, crew & management
Safety rules that design the ship, environmental rules that limit discharges, training standards
for crew, and management systems that tie it together – all cross-linked to real paperwork and drills.
Limitation estimators, time-bar trackers and response packs
💰 Limitation fund estimator
Simple sliders for tonnage and convention version to estimate likely limitation figures.
⏱ Time-bar tracker
Record incidents and contracts once, then see key limitation dates and reminders.
📄 Incident packs & checklists
Printable bundles for collision, pollution, injury and PSC boarding – all in one place.
Recent cases, rule changes and lessons learned
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Unexpected PSC detention over documentation gaps
PSC
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Oil or chemical spill alongside with no clear playbook
Pollution
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Crew disputes about contracts, pay or leave arrangements
Crew
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Last-minute sanctions concern for a cargo or port
Sanctions
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Charterparty dispute over delays, off-hire or deviation
Chartering
Where you fit in claims, insurance and dispute handling
🛡 Claims & insurance basics
See how clubs, insurers and correspondents work together after an incident.
⚖️ Dispute resolution paths
Where disputes actually end up – arbitration, mediation or court – and what that means for evidence.
Letters of protest, notices and report packs
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Letter of protest starter pack
Fill-in-the-blank letters for unsafe loading, delays, hatch issues, bunkers and more.
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Collision and grounding evidence list
What to save from ECDIS, VDR, logs, CCTV and personal notes in the first hours.
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Pollution and spill report pack
Notification checklists plus core forms and photos required by most authorities.
Bridge and office paperwork are where conventions, contracts and real-world operations meet.
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CaseNew collision case summary added to North Sea near-miss incident series.
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PSCRecent detention note: repeated deficiencies in oil record book entries.
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Community@ClaimsOfficer uploaded a time-bar tracking sheet for cargo claims.
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ThanksThanks to @DPALondon and @MasterAtLaw for anonymised case notes.