Title :
Recent developments in oceanographic research vessel law
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ocean Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA
Abstract :
Research vessel operators face virtually all of the liability problems experienced by commercial vessel operators, plus a few unique to oceanographic research. This paper will discuss those liability issues, and some additional changes in national and international law that affect research vessel operations
Keywords :
legislation; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; ships; ORVA; USA; inspection; insurance; international law; legal liability; maritime law; national law; ocean; oceanography; operations; recent developments; regulation; research vessel; ship; Inspection; Insurance; Law; Legal factors; Marine safety; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Oil pollution; Personnel; Petroleum;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Providence, RI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6551-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881266
