A Study on Compensation and Claim for Oil Pollution Damage from Ship-with particular reference to Shipowner's Claim Handling

Autor: Chien-Cheng Tu, 杜建成
Rok vydání: 2009
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 97
Shipowner plays a key figure in an oil pollution incident. Unless clarifying what kind of civil liability should be borne, Shipowner have to protect their legal rights and interests and lower their loss in a oil pollution incident. Furthermore, how to be applicable in Limit of Liability, Salvage and General Average regarding the oil pollution incident claim their losses against Hull Underwriters and P&I Club under the respective policies would be worthy to be considered. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss that how Shipowner handle the claims raised by oil pollution damage. Therefore, the first step is to proceed to analyse and understand the current legislations in respect of the compensation of oil pollution damage. Under the aforesaid legislations, conducting the research on the character of liability which would be borne by Shipowner and the scope of damage compensation and introduce the limit of liability system. Moreover, by discussing the relationship between oil pollution damage and marine insurance, analysing and researching the General Average and Salvage which is involved in a oil pollution incident. It would be more complicated to a oil pollution damage caused by colliding vessels. Thus, there is one specific Chapter to make a discussion. In the end, generalizing the discussion in every Chapter and propose the conclusion of this thesis.
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