Certificate in Maritime Law and Shipping Contracts

Ideal for:

• Shipping Industry Personnel including Operation, Commercial and Trader staff,
• Legal Professionals,
• Investors,
• Financial Managers
• Allied Professionals working within the shipping and maritime sector

• Module 1 - Function, Scope and Context of Maritime Law
• Module 2 - Carriage of Goods by Sea, Charterparties, Bills of Lading - Applicable Instruments and Standard Contracts
• Module 3 - Marine Insurance and International Contracts of Sale
• Module 4 - Admiralty Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Maritime Claims
• Module 5 - Salvage, General Average, Towage, Ports and Pilotage, Collisions and Limitation of Liability
• Module 6 - Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Techniques including Commercial Mediation

What you'll learn

• The interactions of national legal systems in this field and the importance of English law
• The contractual frameworks with existing regulations and selective leading case law
• The correlations between marine insurance and other related areas e.g. credit systems and international contracts of sale
• The solutions adopted by foreign jurisdictions and grasp the problem of competing jurisdictions and conflicts of laws
• The contribution of selected classic authorities to the legal treatment of the above-mentioned concepts
• The legal framework governing arbitration and alternative dispute resolution with the ways of access to courts

How you'll learn

Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

• Work through your instructional material online
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject-related issues and network with your fellow learners
• Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
• Apply what you learn each week to ongoing project submissions

This Certificate is now available on-demand on our innovative e-learning platform.

This on-demand course will give you complete control over your Lloyd’s Maritime Academy training experience. Choose your pace and start learning whenever you want, from wherever you are!

Who is on-demand training for?

On-demand training may suit you better than a scheduled course if you:

• Are working to a deadline or need to begin your training immediately
• Want the ultimate flexibility to study at a time and pace that suits you

Experience our industry-leading training your way

• When you purchase an on-demand course, you have 6 months to complete your training.
• Learn on your own terms and start today!

100% online

• Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
• Flexible – take control of where, when, how and the rate at which you study
• Professional – industry-leading course directors and tutors
• Quality – study the same course used by corporations for internal training
• Network – with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world. Use our online tutorial forum to ask questions and share knowledge
• Save money – no additional travel or accommodation costs