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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 DEĞIRMENCI

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	Management of marine in Turkey
3	Introduction to Admiralty law; Maritime limits
4	Introduction to Maritime law; vessel
5	Introductiıon to Maritime law; cabotage and class companies
6	Flag and ship registries
7	Midterm Week
8	Important persons in maritime law; ship-owner, ownership participation, master and seamen
9	Important contracts in maritime law; towage contract, ship hire contract, time charter contract
10	Important documents in maritime law; board documents, bill of lading, transport documents
11	Liabilities of carrier, time-bar, exoneration reasons
12	Limitation of liability of carrier, rights of carrier
13	General Average
14	Collision and Salvage

Recomended or Required Reading

1.HILL Christopher, Maritime Law, Lloyd s of London Pres Ltd., 1995
2.SCHOENBAUM Thomas, Admiralty and Maritime Law, West Publishing Co.1994
3. BRODIE Peter, Commercial Shipping Handbook, Lloyd s of London Pres Ltd,1999
4. IVAMY Er Hardy, Carriage of Goods By Sea , Butterworths ,London 1989
5. KENDER Rayegan, ÇETINGIL Ergon, YAZCIOĞLU Emine, Deniz Ticareti Hukuku Temel Bilgiler Cilt 1, XII Levha Yayıncılık, Ekim 2012
6. SÖZER Bülent, Deniz Ticareti Hukuku- Gemi, Donatan, Taşıyanve Deniz Ticaret Hukuku nda Sorumluluk Rejimi, Vedat Kitapçılık, Istanbul 2012
7.AYBAY Atilla, AYBAY Aydın, AYBAY Gündüz, AYBAY Rona; Deniz Hukuku, Denizciler, Işletmeciler ve Yöneticiler Için, Istanbul, 1998
8.KÖKSAL TUNAY, ECE Nur Jale, ÖZKARA Behçet Yalın, Deniz Lojistik ve Taşımacılık Hukuku, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara 2012
9. CHURCHILL R.R. ,LOWE A.V.,The Law of The Sea ,Manchester University Press,1999
10.SUR Melda, Uluslararası Hukukun Esasları, Beta Basım Yayım, Izmir, 2008

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

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

PO/LO	PO.17	PO.18	PO.19	PO.20
LO.1
LO.2	5	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5
LO.4		5	5
LO.5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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