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Mate to Master

CMM-SHMGT2

Maritime Business and Law

Length 5 Days
Approval USCG/STCW
Location Onsite and Offsite
Training Method Lecture
Simulation None
Equipment None
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Course Description

This course is required for all 2nd Mates upgrading to Chief Mate/Master. It focuses on the practical aspects of complying with maritime legislation and a sound understanding of shipping business.
It prepares the student for the business and legislative challenges facing today’s Chief Mates and Masters.

Course Subjects

  • Certificates and Documents
  • Health Regulation
  • International Safety Management Code
  • SOLAS
  • Seamen’s Articles of Agreement
  • Certification and Training of Seafarers (STCW95)
  • Manning and Work Hours
  • Vacation Holidays with Pay Including Leave and Repatriation
  • Catering for Crews on Board
  • Including Accommodation Regulations
  • Medical Examination, Medical Care and Prevention of Occupational Accidents to Seafarers
  • Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize
  • Contracts for the Carriage of Cargo
  • Marine Insurance and Limiting Liability
  • Noting Protest
  • International Load Line Regulations
  • Classification Societies
  • IOPP and MARPOL
  • Methods and Aids to Prevent Pollution of the Marine Environment by Ships
  • Collisions
  • Assistance and Salvage
 

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