Merchant Ships' Seaworthiness: Law and Practice

by Xiankai Zhan

Book Overview

The seaworthiness of merchant ships plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of life and property and the prevention of marine pollution. It deals with the fitness and readiness of a ship and its fundamental ability to sail safely to its destination. The standards of seaworthiness extend to literally all aspects of a ship, including the human element, physical structure, documentation, cargo worthiness and so on. It is one of the most complicated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032247401
• ISBN13: 9781032247403
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.