COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARITIME LAW II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 2038 MARITIME LAW II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NIL KULA DEĞIRMENCI

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration
Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide a general view of maritime law. The course focuses on advanced topics such vessel, master and seamen, vessel owner and operators, maritime transport contract, collision, salvage, general average and ensure them to attribute relation between application and maritime law norms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifing national and international norms related with maritime
2   Implementing the norms and the maritime application by analysing legal cases
3   Attributing daily international maritime problems
4   Critizing the applications regarding maritime problems
5   Interpreting the missing parts of the rules and generate to create the standard arrangement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What Do We Know About Law / Maritime Law -Classification of Maritime Law -Reasons of Arise of Maritime Law -Historical Improvement of Maritime Law -Uniformity of Maritime Law -Management of Marine in Turkey -Resources of Turkish Maritime Law
2 Introduction; The Ship -What is Ship ; A Comparison in between Old and the New TCC -Component Parts and Appendants of the Ship -Classification of Ship -Legal Identity of the Ship -Legal Position of the Warships -Discriminating Facts of the Ships -Cabotage -Class Companies and Their Liabilities
3 Flag And Ship Registries -Rights, Exceptions and Lose of Right on Hoisting Turkish Flag -Ship and Flag Certificates -National Ship Registry and Turkish International Ship Registry -Under Construction Ship Registry -Master's Register -Cancellation From Ship Registry -Amendment of the Registry
4 Gaining The Title of The Ship / Ship Share -Acquisition of Ship Title According to Private Law Provisions: -Derivative Acquisition - Original Acquisition -Concept of Acquisition of Ship Title -Lose of Ship Title According to Private Law and Public Law Provisions -Acquisition and Lose of Ship Share Titles / Interest Shares -Acquisition and Lose of Under Construction Ship Shares
5 Maritime Liens -Ship Lien Right -Right of Retention -Loan on Bottomry -Lien dependent on Delivery -Ship Mortgage -Shipbuilder's Legal Lien Right
6 Important Persons In Maritime Law -Ship-owner -Ship-owners Debts and Responsibilities -Ship-owners Limited Liability -Ownership Participation -Construction Participation -Bareboat Charterer -Master and Seamen
7 Midterm Week
8 Midterm Week
9 Maritime Contracts -Towage Contract -Ship Hire Contract -Time Charter Contract -Volume Contract -Freight Contract -Contracts of Passenger Transportation in Marine -Ship Management Contracts
10 Important Documents in Maritime Law -Ship Documents -Bills of Lading -Electronic Bills of Lading -Transport Document
11 Carrier -Liabilities of Carrier Under International Conventions -Liabilities of Carrier Under Turkish Commercial Code -Inspection of the Goods - Notification - Right of Suit -Time bar
12 Carrier -Exoneration From Liability of Carrier -Carrier's Extra Contractual Liability -Limitation of Liability of Carrier -Mandatory Provisions Related to Carrier's Liability and Their Exceptions -Liability of Actual Carrier -Rights of Carrier
13 General Average -Definition and Facts of General Average -Damages and Costs Included in General Average -Primary Types of General Average -Dispatch
14 Collision and Salvage -Definition and Facts of Collision -Definition and Facts of Salvage -Applicable Norms to Collision and Salvage
15 Marine Environment -Port State Control -Port State Authority -Legal Responsibility from Marine Pollution -Wreck Removal

Recomended or Required Reading

-Ergon Çetingil, Rayegan Kender, Emine Yazıcıoğlu; Deniz Ticaret Hukuku, Temel Bilgiler, Cilt: I, Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul 2014.
-Ergon Çetingil, Rayegan Kender, Samim Ünan; Müşterek Avarya Hukuku, Oniki Levha Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2011.
-Hakan Karan, Sami Aksoy; Deniz Hukuku Mevzuatı, Turhan Kitapevi, Ankara 2014.
-Didem Algantürk Light; Denizde Çatma Hukuku, Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul 2011.
-Pınar Akan;Arabuluculuk ve Deniz Hukuku na Ilişkin Ihtilaflarda Uygulanması, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara 2013.
-Inci Deniz Kaner; Giriş-Gemi-Donatan ve Donatma Iştiraki-Kaptan, Filiz Kitapevi, Istanbul 2013.
-Inci Deniz Kaner; Navlun Sözleşmeleri, Filiz Kitapevi, Istanbul 2014.
-Zehra Şeker Öğüz; Gemi Yönetimi Sözleşmesi, Filiz Kitapevi, Istanbul 2013.
-Ismail Demir; Nairobi Sözleşmesi Çerçevesinde Enkaz Kaldırma, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara 2013.
-Nil Kula Değirmenci; Türk Hukukunda Deniz Alacaklarına Karşı Sorumluluğu Sınırlama Fonu, Oniki Levha Yayınları, Istanbul 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, case studies, presentation, homework

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of legal cases

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Nil Kula Değirmenci (02323018805)

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Case study 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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