LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module aims at introducing international, EU and national directives, regulations and technical standards related to safety implementation, certification, and control in the transport sector. More in details, the module takes maritime transport as a model case of safety regulation in transport and aims at providing the basic concepts of safety legislations and certification in order to provide the necessary instruments to understand, implement and manage safety systems/models in accordance with present legal framework. Moreover, the course highlights relationship between safety and responsibility in maritime casualties.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module takes maritime transport as a model case of transport safety regulation and aims to provide the basic concepts of safety regulations and certification in maritime transport in order to provide safety operators with the necessary concepts to understand, implement and manage security systems / models in accordance with this legal framework.
In this perspective, the teaching analyzes:
- the sources of the applicable legislation on maritime transport (international law, of the European Union, national)
- the content of the main international, EU and national regulations concerning the implementation of safety, certification and control in the maritime transport sector.
- the regulation of the controls carried out in terms of maritime safety by the flag and port authorities;
- the role of regognised organisms (classification societis)
- the rules on maritime accident investigations
- the regulation of liability related to maritime accidents

Individual study, attendance and participation in the proposed educational activities will enable the student to:

Identify the law sources applicable to cases and understand and apply the rules contained in them according to the methods of each area;
Understand and remember the main regulatory provisions that govern safety at sea;
Understand the structure and functioning mechanism of the main maritime safety instruments;
Read and critically examine legislation of international origin, of the European Union or national
Express yourself in appropriate legal technical language.
Illustrate and explain clearly what you have learned.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching, held by Prof. Pierangelo Celle, consists of lectures, for a total of 40 hours, during which the main juridical notions relating to the transproto and maritime safety will be presented and analyzed, in the light of the pertinent discipline of origin international, European or national. To facilitate understanding, teaching aids (slides) will be used during the lessons

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SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1) Maritime safety general framework 

2) Jurisdiction at sea 

3) International Maritime Organization and its Safety instruments 

4) Flag State enforcement

5) Port State Control 

6) EU Maritime safety policy and instruments 

7) Investigation of Marine Accidents 

8) Safety at sea and liability regulations

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Preparation materials will be indicated during the lessons. At the end of the course the lecture notes will be made available on aulaweb