Practice and Law :Charter Parties（租船实务与法

Chapter 1 General Introduction
Sectio1 General Introductioof Tramp Shipping （I）
1．1 What is tramp shipping
1．2 Characteristics of tramp shipping
1．3 Kinds of tramp shipping
Sectio2 General Introductioof Tramp Shipping （II）
2．1 What is chartering
2．2 Different kinds of chartering
2．3 Differences betweetime charter and voyage charter
Sectio3 Charter Party
3．1 The meaning of charter party
3．2 Voyage Charter Party
3．3 Time Charter Party
3．4 Bareboat Charter Party
Sectio4 Entering into C/P & Standard Form
4．1 Making of C/P： chartering broker
4．2 Forms of C/P
Sectio5 Law and Shipping Customs Relating to Charter Parties
5．1 Applicatioof Chinese Maritime Code
5．2 International Shipping Practices
Sectio6 Chartering Market
6．1 Purpose olearning the chartering market
6．2 Kinds of freight markets

Chapter 2 Voyage Charter Party
Sectio1 Representations under Voyage Charter Party
1．1 Introduction
1．2 Representations and misrepresentations
Sectio2 MaiProvisions oRepresentation
Sectio3 Preliminary Voyage & Loading/Discharging
3．1 Preliminary voyage
3．2 Loading/discharging clause
Sectio4 Duties of the Charterer to Provide Cargo
4．1 Sorts of cargo
4．2 Quantity of cargo
4．3 Specified duties of the charterer
Sectio5 Laytime/ Demurrage/ Dispatch Money （I）
5．1 Understanding of Laytime
5．2 Definitioof'days' as laytime
Sectio6 Layfime/ Demurrage/ Dispatch Money （II）
6．1 Commencement and end of laytime
6．2 Problems arising from berth contract
Sectio7 Laytime/Demurrage/Dispatch Money （III）
7．1 Definitioof Demurrage/Dispatch Money
7．2 Calculation
Sectio8 Other Clauses under GENCON 1994
8．1 Responsibilities and exceptions of shipowner
8．2 Deviatioclause
8．3 Lieclause/cesser clause
Sectio9 Law and ArbitratioClause
9．1 General introductioof law and arbitratioclause
9．2 CMAC model arbitratioclause

Chapter 3 Time Charter Party
Sectio1 Representatiounder Time C/P
1．1 Nature of time charter party
1．2 Definitioof key words and terms
1．3 Representation
Sectio2 Shipowners/Charterers to Provide
2．1 Importance of the clause of shipowner/charterer to provide
2．2 Shipowners to provide
2．3 Charterers to provide
Sectio3 Period of Hire
3．1 Introduction
3．2 Standard form
3．3 Usual clauses operiod of hire
Sectio4 Delivery of Vessel
4．1 Date， place and conditioof delivery
4．2 Place of delivery
4．3 Conditioof delivery
Sectio5 Redelivery of Vessel
5．1 Introductioof redelivery of vessel
5．2 Time ofredelivery
5．3 Conditions of redelivery
5．4 Ordinary tear and wear
5．5 Legal effect
Sectio6 Payment of Hire
6．1 Standard clause
6．2 Commoterms ipractice
Sectio7 Withdrawal of Vessel
7．1 Conditioof withdrawal
7．2 Limits to exercise withdrawal
7．3 Legal effect of withdrawal
7．4 Waiver of right to withdraw
Sectio8 Off-hire
8．1 Standard clauses ooff-hire
8．2 Commoprovisions of off-hire
Sectio9 Responsibilities and Obligations of Shipowners
9．1 Initial seaworthiness
9．2 Maintenance seaworthiness
9．3 Shipowners to provide
9．4 Reasonable dispatch
9．5 Customary assistance
Sectio10 Responsibilities and Obligations of Charterers
10．1 Charterers to provide
10．2 Safety of port/berth
10．3 Definitioof safe port
10．4 Scope of safe port
10．5 Wheto warrant the safety of port
Sectio11 ExceptioClause
11．1 Exceptioclauses under standard forms
11．2 Commonature of exceptioclauses
Sectio12 Employment and Indemnity Clause
12．1 Employment and indemnity clause under standard forms
12．2 Chinese law othe issue of employment and indemnity
12．3 Problems under supervisioof master
12．4 Who shall be responsible for damages caused by the stevedore
Sectio13 Trading Limits Clause
13．1 Trading limits clause under standard forms
13．2 Chinese law othe issue of trading limits
13．3 Understanding of trading limits clause
Sectio14 Lawful Merchandise Clause
14．1 Lawful merchandise clause under standard forms ：
14．2 Chinese law othe issue of lawful merchandise
14．3 Understanding of lawful merchandise clause
Sectio15 Sub-let Clause
15．1 Sub-let clause under standard forms
15．2 Understanding of sub-let clause

Chapter 4 Bareboat Charter Party
Sectio1 Delivery Clause
1．1 Definitioof bareboat charter party
1．2 Maiprovisions of bareboat charter party under BARECON
1．3 CMC provisioothe delivery of vessel
Sectio2 InspectioClause
Sectio3 Maintenance and OperatioClause
3．1 Maintenance and operatioclause under BARECON
3．2 CMC provisioomaintenance and operation
Sectio4 Hire Clause
4．1 Hire clause under BARECON
4．2 Problems ipractice
4．3 Chinese law opayment of hire
Sectio5 Mortgage Clause
5．1 Mortgage clause under BARECON
5．2 CMC provisioomortgage
Sectio6 Insurance and Repairs
6．1 Insurance clause under BARECON
6．2 Chinese provisions oinsurance
Sectio7 Redelivery Clause
Sectio8 Non-lieClause
8．1 No possessory lieor maritime lien
8．2 Notice fastened oboard
8．3 The indemnity clause
8．4 Security
8．5 CMC provisioothe effect of non-lieclause
Sectio9 Lieand Wreck Removal Clause
9．1 Lieclause
9．2 Wreck removal clause
Sectio10 Assignment and Sub-demise Clause
10．1 Assignment & sub-demise clause under BARECON
10．2 Chinese law othe issue of assignment and sub-demise
SectioI 1 Bareboat Charter Party with Hire Purchase Clause
11．1 Transferring title of property and risks
11．2 Risks and expenses for sale of ship
11．3 Taxes and charges under purchasing contract
11．4 Costs for dispatch of crew

Chapter 5 Bill of Lading under Charter Party
Sectio1 General Introduction
1．I Bill of lading issued under C/P
1．2 B/L under C/P and ordinary oceaB/L
1．3 Differences betweeB/L under C/P and ordinary oceaB/L
1．4 Identify B/L under C/P and oceaB/L
Sectio2 IncorporatioClause
2．1 Incorporatioclause and B/L under C/P
2．2 Understanding of incorporatioclause and its validity
2．3 Which contract may be incorporated into B/L
2．4 Commoincorporatioclauses
2．5 Problems oincorporatioof arbitratioclause
Sectio3 B/L clauses under C/Ps
3．1 B/L clause under voyage charter party
3．2 B/L clause under time charter party & bareboat charter party
3．3 Few situations of refusing to sigB/L
3．4 Meaning of'Without prejudice to
Sectio4 Identifying the Carrier and Demise Clause
4．1 Identify the carrier icase of B/L under C/P
4．2 Demise clause

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