OVERVIEW

After introducing the necessary legal concepts relating to jurisdiction in maritime spaces and the exercise of the powers of States over ships, the module examines the safety at sea regime, as regulated by the relevant international instruments (Unclos, Solas and other IMO Conventions) and by the EU related controls. Finally, marine casualties safety investigations and relationships between safety at sea and the international liability regime for maritime accidents are illustrated

AIMS AND CONTENT

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 law notions relating to the transport and maritime safety will be presented and analyzed, in the light of the pertinent international, European or national instruments and regulations. To facilitate the understanding, teaching aids (slides) will be used during the lessons.

In case of a pandemic situation, the course shall be taught by remote via Teams.

For students with learning disabilities special arrangement can be agreed, upon requent and under the supervision of the Unige learning disabilities service.

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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 implementation and 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

Slides and materials will be distributed via aulaweb. At the end of the course the lecture notes will be made available via aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PIERANGELO CELLE (President)

STEFANO DOMINELLI

LAURA CARPANETO (President Substitute)

MARIA ELENA DE MAESTRI (Substitute)

FRANCESCA MAOLI (Substitute)

PIETRO SANNA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10377/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is written and consists of a series of multiple choice questions related to most of the topics covered during the lessons. Only students who have attended at least 2/3 of the lessons will be given the opportunity to take the exam in pre-appeal.

Students with learning disorders ("Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento", DSA) will be allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam aims to verify the actual knowledge and acquisition by the student of the concepts learned during the module and so:

- identify and define legal concepts using appropriate technical language;
- identify and define the role and responsibilities of the various parties involved in the maritime transport and safety sector
- identify and apply the main international and EU regulatory provisions governing the carrying out of transport and maritime safety activities

Students with a disability or SLD certification may request the use of compensatory measures (e.g. additional time, concept maps and diagrams, modifications in the written/oral mode) during the examination, following the procedure indicated in the guidelines (p. 5) published qui 

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

All materials and information relating to the course will be made available on the aulaweb page of the module. Interested students are therefore invited to enroll in it promptly