Master of Science (MSc) in Carriage of Goods by Sea and Arbitration Orion University

The Master of Science (MSc) in Carriage of Goods by Sea and Arbitration has been designed in order to provide the necessary knowledge to people who are willing to work in the shipowning chartering department or to work as competitive brokers in the shipping industry.

It must be noted that graduates of the Master of Science (MSc) in Carriage of Goods by Sea and Arbitration have obtained a demanding professional skill necessary for persons working or intending to work in high executive positions concerning sea transport such as ship’s operation, in charterers’ offices, claims department, marine insurance, ship’s agents, marine lawyers’ offices, arbitrators, average adjusters, marine surveyors, bankers, etc.

1. Introduction to Shipping
   • Shipowning company’s Department
   • Nautical Terminology, Parts of the Ship
   • Shipping Terminology, letter of Indemnity, Ship’s Tonnage (weight, displacement, capacity)
   • Vessel’s port expense, Agency services, Port tariffs/dues
2. Voyage Charter, Laytime 1-2
   • Introduction to charter parties and Bills of Lading, Freight and Hire, Implied undertakings (seaworthiness/cargoworthiness, reasonable dispatch, deviation, dangerous goods)
   • Voyage Charter, Wording and Clauses of the Charter Party, Printed text, Riders, Addendum, Main bodies issuing charter parties
   • Laytime 1, Duration of laytime (definite, calculated, indefinite), Commencement of laytime, Statement of facts
   • Laytime 2, interruption of laytime (weekends/holidays, shifting, strikes, breakdowns), Cessation, Calculation of laytime, Damages for detention
3. Laytime 3, Bill of Lading, Time Charter 1
   • Dispatch (working time saved and all time saved, average and reversible laytime, tanker laytime)
   • The Functions of the Bill of Lading (receipt of cargo, evidence of contact, document of title, Types of Bill of Lading, Electronic Bill of lading
   • Hague Rules, Hague/Visby Rules, Differences between Hague Rules and Hague/Visby Rules, carriers’ and Shippers’ responsibilities, case studies, Hamburg Rules, Rotterdam Rules
   • Time Charter 1, Time charter trip, The vessel (cargo capacity, speed and bunker consumption, ship’s fouling, dry docking-maintenance), The trade (geographical limits, safe ports), The cargo (restrictions and exclusions of cargoes), The period, Delivery and redelivery
4. Time Charter 2, Case studies, Exceptions, Limitation of liability
   • Time Charter 2, Payment of hire, Off-hire, Allocation of costs (Master’s position, customary assistance, costs for shipowners’ and charterers’ account), Cargo liability of shipowners and charterers, Damage to the vessel
   • Case studies on the Carriage of Goods by Sea: Employment and Indemnity clause, Meaning of safe port, Explanation of the use of the Law reports and Lloyd’s law reports
   • Exceptions: at common law, express terms of the contract, by statute. Limitation of liability: parties covered, types of claims covered, limitation amount
5. Cargoes, Disputes on cargoes
   • Cargo Terminology, Cargo Operation
   • Cargoes 1: Unitized cargo, Grain, timber, coal fertilizer, cement, ores,
   • Cargoes 2: Minerals, metals, chemicals, reefer, livestock, Liquids, gas
   • Dangerous goods, Disputes on cargoes
6. Marine Insurance, P+I Clubs
   • Marine Insurance Terminology. Rights and duties of the underwriters
   • Marine Insurance Act 1906, Lloyd’s Underwriters
   • The Insurance contract
   • P+I Clubs, Wreck removal
7. Protection of the Marine Environment - Marine Pollution
   • Protection of the Marine Environment, Marpol 1973/78
   • National and International Legislation for the Protection of the marine Environment
   • Management of Ballast water pollution
   • Air pollution from Ships
   • Radioactive materials and shipping
8. Legal systems, Alternative Disputes Resolution, Mediation
   • English Legal System, court’s Structure, legal Profession (solicitor, barrister)
   • The Neutral man (an impartial third party)
   • Alternative Disputes resolution, Mediation
   • UNCITRAL Model Law 1985/2006, Arbitration Glossary
   • Conciliation, Adjudication, Small Claims/Shortened Arbitration
9. Arbitration Act 1996
   • Aspects of Arbitration Proceedings, The Arbitration Agreement, The Parties to Arbitration
   • The Arbitral Tribunal, General Duty of the Arbitral Tribunal
   • Powers of the Arbitral Tribunal in Conducting the Reference
   • Powers of the Court in the Course of the Arbitral Proceedings
   • The Award, Costs of the Arbitration
10. Arbitration on the Law of the Sea
    • Modern Sources of the Law of the Sea
    • Maritime zones: Internal waters, Territorial sea, Exclusive Economic Zone, Continental shelf, High seas
    • Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision and other Maritime Casualty on the High Seas, the Lotus case
    • Settlement of Disputes, The International Court of Justice
    • Arbitrators, Arbitral Tribunal, The Award
11. Thesis
    • 15,000 words thesis

The program’s goals is to equip students with a thorough knowledge of aspects of the maritime business to enable them to fulfill the requirements to enter within the maritime world and its associated industries. To achieve this purpose, the program offers its students a unique blend of professional and academic courses. Students after this program will become rapidly adaptive to the needs of employers and to respond appropriately and imaginatively to emerging issues in a dynamic industry.

Learning Outcomes

This course will equip the students with a strong background in the standard core curriculum of business administration subjects. Also, it will provide an innovative, “hands-on” approach to instruction directed by dedicated faculty composed of experts in their fields and to provide a good grounding for variety of careers in range of management functions.

At the end of this program the students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of shipping and maritime management, structure and operation; to describe the functions of shipping companies, to understand the role of international organizations and Associations, to identify and describe the major issues in the port management, handling of cargoes and documentation involved. At the end of this program the student will be comfortable with the main Maritime Terminology. Also, they will know the standard form contracts, the shipping documents and the Key International Conventions of the IMO, they will develop their capacity for independent learning and continuing professional development as well as they learn scientific writing skills.

Career - Maritime jobs explained

Academic staff consisting of professionals with significant career at sea and generally in the shipping industry, being in collaboration with special academic personnel highly expertize in business and the international maritime affairs. Below are the maritime jobs, that our courses prepare you.

Shipowners Office

• Operation
• Accounting
• Chartering
• Marine Insurance
• Technical
• Claims
• Crew
• ISM
• Supply

Autonomous Office

• Charterers
• Custom broker
• Consignor
• Receiver
• Shipbroker
• Sales and Purchase Broker
• Marine Insurance Broker
• Ship’s agent
• Bunker broker
• Underwriter
• Average adjusters
• Arbitrators
• Shipyards
• Marine superintendent
• Surveyors
• Banks (funding, guarantees)
• Consulates
• Lawyers’ office
• Ship Supplier or Shipchandler

Work in Executive maritime positions

Our students, regardless their professional origin and their academic level, acquire the necessary knowledge which gives them the opportunity to get an outstanding job position in shipping and rise to the highest levels of the maritime industry.