First Year Subject Briefing
-: COMMERCIAL & SHIPPING LAW :-
Law of Contract, Contract of Indemnity, Contract of Guarantee, Bailment, Pledge, Law of agency, Sale of Goods Act 1930, Introduction Indian COGSA 1925, Introduction Indian Bills of Lading Act 1856, Indian Ports Act 1908, The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, Health & Health Regulation, Indian Light Houses Act, 1927, Inland Vessels Act 1917 & Amendments, Maritime Lien, Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Freight, Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, Torts in Shipping and Defences against Tortious Liability.
-: GEOGRAPHY OF SEA TRANSPORT :-
Transport Network, Inland Water Navigation, Canals & Waterways, Time Zones, Int. Date Line & Daylight-Saving Time & Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Loadlines, Freeboard & Loadlines Zones, Climatic Factors, Shipping, Ports, Cargoes & Commodities, Crude Oil- Sources & Trade, Major Dry Bulk Commodities movement, Marine Products, Int. Trading Blocks, Sagarmala & Port Lead development, Map Work
-: CURRENT SHIPPING ENVIRONMENT & LOGISTICS :–
Part A – Containerization, Multimodal Transport Operations. Privatization Ports and Terminals. Indian Maritime Administration. International Maritime Organization, Ship Vetting, Joint Ventures and Consortia. Flag State Control & Port State Control, Safety & Quality Management in Shipping, ISM Code & STCW 1978 as amended. Ship Management, Ship building and recycling. Flags of Convenience, International Transport Workers’ Federation. Maritime Piracy, Maritime Frauds, Wreck Removal, Offshore Shipping, Oil Pollution.
Part B – Introduction to Logistics. History of Logistics. The need for logistics. Role of Logistics in Economy. Logistics Costs and productivity. Outsourcing Logistics – 3PL and 4PL. Understanding Transport Management, Material Handling, Warehousing, Inventory Management. Special Economic Zones and their types, Multimodal Logistics Parks.
-: SHIPPING PRACTICE :-
The Ship – An Introduction, More on ships, Classification Societies, Types of shipping Operations, Letter of Credit, Bills of Lading, Clearing & Forwarding of Cargo, Basic shipping terminology including abbreviations, Specialized vessels, Types of Tankers, Illustrations & Ships’ Profiles/Plans, Stowage factors and densities, General Particulars of Ships, Business communication in shipping, Port and liner agents-Role & Functions, Other intermediaries in Shipping, Cargo handling equipment,
Introduction to Chartering, Statutory documents on board, Types of Charterparties, Unitisation, Freight & Freight Units, Liner services, Shipping Companies, Shipping Documents, Ship’s Crew, Inward & Outward Clearance of Ships, Export & Import Procedures, Port Entry / Departure Procedures, Essential Port services.