Ship Repair & Conversion Contract Management

Day 1, delegates will be familiarised the English law and the law and liability of contract, including the law of tort.  There will be an introduction to admiralty law and actions which may be taken for default. The student will also be introduced to the various stakeholders

Day 2 will be concerned with the contract itself and its relationship with the Sale of Goods Act.  Pre-contract considerations, negotiations and letters of intent will also be discussed.  There will be some illustrations of how standard forms are used together with some important contractual terms. The final session will deal with ship repair and conversion contracts, another major sector of shipyard work.

The seminar will include role play in a dispute simulation followed by an analysis of the problems of solutions by the delegates.

To FAMILIARISE delegates with:

• English civil and criminal law.
• What constitutes a contract and what terms are applied by statute or implied.
• Liability in contract and Tort and the parties responsibilities.
• English Admiralty law and jurisdiction.
• International law as it applies to shipping.
• Regulatory control of shipping in the UK.
• Shipbuilding practice and contracts.
• Main contract forms for shipbuilding.
• Common contract clauses in shipbuilding contracts.
• Consequences of default by the buyer or builder.
• Form of ship repair contracts.
• The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) repair contracts.
• Main provisions of a ship repair contract (BIMCO).
• Legal and practical principals behind a ship conversion contract.

• Marine surveyors and consultants.
• Marine underwriters.
• Shipyard management.
• Shipyard line supervisors
• P&I Club claims executives.
• Insurance claims executives.
• Ship owners and their legal representatives.
• Ship managers.
• Marine superintendents.
• Technical superintendents.
• New build superintendents
• Maritime educators.
• Admiralty lawyers.
• Those who deal with marine surveyors and consultants on a regular basis.

Mike Wall

BSc, MSc, FIMarEST, CMarTech

- Managing Director and Principal Consultant of Mike Wall & Associates
- Author and course director for the Lloyds Maritime Academy distance learning course
- Has written a total of 24 training modules for various diplomas in shipping

Mike joined Cunard Line as a marine engineer apprentice at the age of 17, eventually reaching the rank of Chief Engineer with service aboard many types of vessel and engine.

Twenty five years' experience has also been gained in hull, machinery and cargo surveying in the USA, New Zealand, Fiji and South East Asia. Most of this was based in Hong Kong, providing a wide range of marine consultancy and surveying services to P&I Clubs, Shipowners, Shipmanagers, Underwriters, Admiralty Lawyers and other Principals. He is also a qualified Mediator, being registered both in the UK and Hong Kong.

More recently, he has authored seven training modules for diplomas in marine superintendency, ship surveying, yacht & small craft surveying and ship building & repair for the Maritime Training Academy. He is also Course Director for the MTA Diploma in Ship Surveying. Six training modules have also been written for the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveying diploma in marine surveying.

He has authored and is currently course director for the Lloyds Martime Academy distance learning course on 'Marine Warranty Surveying' and continues to mentor marine surveying trainees.
To summarise, a total of 24 training modules for various diplomas in shipping have been written over the last 6 years.
He is a Fellow of IMarEST, Chartered Marine Technologist and Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute. As a qualified dispute resolver (QDR) he has successfully concluded several mediations.

Companies that have benefitted from trainer’s expertise:

1. Wallem Shipmanagement.
2. Thoresen Shipping.
3. Highland Maritime Co Ltd.
4. Univan.
5. West of England P&I Club.
6. UK P&I Club.
7. Steamship Mutual P&I Club.
8. Standard P&I Club.
9. Swedish Club.
10. GARD.
11. Ince & Co.
12. Richards Butler Hong Kong.
13. Hong Kong Salvage & Towing.
14. NZ Shipping Federation.
15. Dibb Lupton Allsop.
16. Eversheds.
17. HK Polytechnic University.
18. Wharf Holdings.
19. Cotai Strip Ferries.
20. ABS Consulting.
21. Star Cruises.
22. HK Customs.

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