COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARITIME LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEN 2037 MARITIME LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Marine Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NIL KULA

Offered to

Marine Engineering

Course Objective

To teach principles of law, maritime law and their details.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifying the legal environment of maritime transport
2   Analyzing the environment of maritime transport within the framework of related legal norms
3   Critizing the problems which arise during the application of legal norms of maritime transport
4   Attributing the application of national and international regulations related with maritime transport
5   Interpreting orally or writtenly the solutions regarding the legal problems arise in maritime transport

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Law: Why Law , Classification of Law, Sources of Law
2 Uniformity in Maritime Law, Management of marine in Turkey, Sources of Turkish Maritime Law.
3 Legal Feature of Ship Definition of Ship: Comparision of Definitions Placed under new and previous TCC Component Part and Appurtenances of Ship Classification of Ship Discriminating Facts of Ship Cabotage Right to Fly Turkish Flag and Its Lost Flag Certificate and Ship Certificate
4 Ship Registers National Ship Register International Ship Register Ship Register for Ships Under Construction Master's Register Gaining and Loss of Ship Ownership
5 Important Persons in Maritime Law Shipowner Debts and Liabilities of Shipowner
6 Important Persons in Maritime Law Shipping Partnership Bareboat Charterer Time Charterer Voyage Charterer
7 Important Persons in Maritime Law Master and Seamen
8 Midterm Week
9 Important Persons in Maritime Law Carrier Liability Regime of Carrier: Concept of Liability, Exoneration from Liability, Limitation of Liability Actual Carrier Evaluation of Carrier's Liability Regime under the provisions of related International Conventions and TCC Inspection of the Goods, Notification and Time Bar
10 Transport Intermediaries Agency Freight Forwarder Broker
11 Maritime Contracts Bareboat Charter Contract Time Charter Contract Contract of Affreightment: Voyage Charter Contract and Contract of Carriage -Notice of Readiness, Laytime and Demurrage in Loading/Discharging
12 Maritime Documents Bill of Lading: Functions and Types, Endorsement of Bill of Lading, Presumptions Connected to Bill of Lading Other Transport Documents
13 General Average Definition and Facts of General Average Types of General Average Dispatch
14 Collision and Salvage Definition and Facts of Collision and Salvage Applicable Law

Recomended or Required Reading

Kula Degirmenci, Nil: Maritime Law in Turkey, Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul 2017.
Türk Ticaret Kanunu

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Nil KULA DEĞIRMENCI
nil.degirmenci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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