Product Tanker: Legal Requirement
LEGAL REQUIREMENT AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PRODUCT TANKER
ABSTRACT Maritime sector is become a key contributor to the economy for some of the country. It can be seen through the emergence of the designing and construction of the ship. The main cause maritime sector developing is because the demand and supply of the cargoes increasing throughout the years. There are many types of merchant ship involve in the trading activities such as product tanker, chemical carrier, oil tanker and etc. This paper will discuss about the legal requirement as well as the legal constraints in the design and construction of the product tanker. This paper will highlight on some important aspect in the design and construction of product tanker according to the SOLAS and MARPOL.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The safety of the ship and the seaworthiness of the ship as well as the green environment which contribute to marine resources and human health become the main concern in the design and construction of the ship on this day. Over the past few decades, there are many cases regarding the collision and sinking of the merchant ship that cause by the weakness in the design and construction of the ship. This incidents cause the pollution which be harmful to the marine resources and human health and also sacrifice the life of the crews.
In this case, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, which was convened by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) come out to force on this issue. This convention outlined the legal requirement and legal constraints in the design and construction of the ship. Classification society that involve to certifying the safety of the ship will comply with the IMO requirement. One of the merchant ships that involve in the trading activities is product tanker. It is a
ABSTRACT Maritime sector is become a key contributor to the economy for some of the country. It can be seen through the emergence of the designing and construction of the ship. The main cause maritime sector developing is because the demand and supply of the cargoes increasing throughout the years. There are many types of merchant ship involve in the trading activities such as product tanker, chemical carrier, oil tanker and etc. This paper will discuss about the legal requirement as well as the legal constraints in the design and construction of the product tanker. This paper will highlight on some important aspect in the design and construction of product tanker according to the SOLAS and MARPOL.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The safety of the ship and the seaworthiness of the ship as well as the green environment which contribute to marine resources and human health become the main concern in the design and construction of the ship on this day. Over the past few decades, there are many cases regarding the collision and sinking of the merchant ship that cause by the weakness in the design and construction of the ship. This incidents cause the pollution which be harmful to the marine resources and human health and also sacrifice the life of the crews.
In this case, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, which was convened by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) come out to force on this issue. This convention outlined the legal requirement and legal constraints in the design and construction of the ship. Classification society that involve to certifying the safety of the ship will comply with the IMO requirement. One of the merchant ships that involve in the trading activities is product tanker. It is a
References: 1) IMO (2004), SOLAS, Consolidated Edition, IMO Publication London. 2) IMO (2002), MARPOL, Edition of May 2002, IMO Publication London 3) MARPOL Annex 1, Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil, Published by Gard AS (April 2010) 7) Schleswig-Holstein (Dec 2007), Double Hull, http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/Wirtschaft/EN/Businessland, (Accessed 18 Oct 2010)