Oil tankers safety: legal aspects

The present study aims to show a panoramic vision of the most important maritime safety provisions in relation to oil tankers issued by the IMO, USA (U.S. Cost Guard) and more recently by the EU. It also pays special attention to the legal provisions stemming from market practices (Class) and proced...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Rodrigo de Larrucea, Jaime|||0000-0003-3277-6949
Format: report
Publication Date:2010
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/6129
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/6129
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Maritime law.
Merchant marine Safety measures
Seguretat marítima -- Aspectes legals
Dret marítim
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Dret marítim i administratiu
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Seguretat marítima
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Summary:The present study aims to show a panoramic vision of the most important maritime safety provisions in relation to oil tankers issued by the IMO, USA (U.S. Cost Guard) and more recently by the EU. It also pays special attention to the legal provisions stemming from market practices (Class) and procedures used by oil companies (Vetting).