Course curriculum

  • 1

    COURSE OUTLINE AND INSTRUCTIONS (and Welcome)

    • Welcome to ASBA Maritime Law

    • Maritime Law Outline
  • 2

    COURSE WIDE DISCUSSION AREA

    • DISCUSSION AREA
  • 3

    Free Textbook on Maritime Law and Legal Glossary

    • Admiralty Law Textbook

    • LEGAL GLOSSARY
  • 4

    Module 1

    • Maritime Law Module 1A

    • Audio 1 A Maritime Law Intro

    • Maritime Law Module 1B

    • Audio Mod 1 Part B

    • Maritime Law Module 1 Part C

    • Audio Module 1 Part C

    • Maritime Law Module 1 Part D

    • Maritime Disasters Through the Ages

    • Richard Henry Dana article

    • Maritime Legal Principles (Summary)

    • Titanic to Costa Concordia

    • Model Answers Module 1
  • 5

    Module 2

    • Module 2 Part A

    • Audio Mod 2 Part A

    • Module 2 Part B

    • Audio Module 2 Part B

    • Module 2 Part C

    • Audio Module 2 Part C

    • Module 2 Part D

    • Maritime Legal Principles by Weiss

    • Justice Story

    • Video on Morro Castle

    • Video on General Slocum

    • Video on flag state law/ flag of convenience etc.

    • Legal Aspects of Piracy

    • The Rules of Oleron

    • Chemical Pioneer (Laches)

    • Sazava SMA 3332

    • Introduction to Charter Parties (Brief paper)

    • Module 2 Model Answers
  • 6

    Module 3

    • Module 3 Part A

    • Audio Module 3 Part A (P and I)

    • Introduction to P and I by Skuld

    • P and I Summary by Weiss

    • What is a Club LOU

    • MODULE 3 PART B

    • Audio Module 3 Part B

    • Module 3 Part C

    • Module 3 Part D

    • Audio Module 3 Part D Cargo Insurance

    • Farr Mann Coffee Case

    • AIMU CARGO GUIDE

    • Maritime Disasters Through The Ages

    • Why Cargo Insurance

    • VIDEO: P and I Club Advice on reducing Cargo Claims

    • Video: See my comments below video as well- Cleaning Cargo Holds / Standards-

    • Model Answers Module 3

  • 7

    REVIEW MODULE 100 THINGS NEED TO KNOW and Document and ATHOS 1 case

    • Maritime Law Review doc - 100 things - Pls study this

    • Athos II - Supreme Court case safe port : berth

    • Amicus Brief in Athos II case.
  • 8

    Module 4

    • Module 4 Part A

    • Audio Seamens Rights and Personal Injury

    • Seaman Rights

    • Seamens Claims

    • Jones Act Summary

    • Seamans Right To penalty wages

    • Seamen’s Wages – Risk of Non Payment

    • Griffen v Oceanic

    • RICHARD HENRY DANA

    • MODULE 4 PART B

    • P-I_Guide to Claims Under LHWCA

    • MODULE 4 PART C : ASBA Maritime Law REVIEW Exercise - Please Complete - compare with the model answers

    • Module 4 Part D- MODEL ANSWERS - compare with your answers - (questions in Mod 4 Part C)

    • Robins Drydock v Flynt.

    • GENCON 1994

    • Maritime Disasters

    • Rotterdam Rules paper by Weiss

    • Federal Arbitration Act

    • AIMU Cargo Insurance Guide

    • NYPE 1993)

    • Article on Arbitrating Seamens Claims

    • Module 4 Model Answers

  • 9

    Module 5

    • Module 5 Part A

    • Audio Collision Law

    • Reliable Transfer Case

    • Maritime Collision Law

    • Pennsylvania Rule

    • COLREGS (large document - just skim)

    • LEARNING MODULE 5B

    • Audio Robins Dry Dock Rule

    • Taira Lynn case study (Robins DryDock Rule)

    • Maritime Law Module 5 Part C

    • Audio Limitation

    • Weiss Paper on Limitation of Liability

    • Module 5 Part D

    • Audio Pilotage

    • Tokyo Pilots

    • Module 5 Part A Model Answers

    • Module 5 Part B Model Answers

    • Moduel Answers Module 5 Part C

    • Model Answers - Module 5 Part D
  • 10

    Module 6

    • Module 6 Part A on maritime liens

    • Audio -Maritime Law - Liens

    • Arresting ships in other countries

    • Module 6 Part B

    • Audio on Maritime Law Salvage

    • The Blackwall (court case)

    • Lloyds Open Form 2011

    • Maritime law Module 6 Part C

    • Audio on General Average

    • York Antwerp Rules

    • Weiss Speech on General Average

    • OLIVEBANK

    • Amphorae at the Louvre - Possible GA?

    • Model Answers Maritime Law Module 6 Part A

    • Model Answers -Module 6 Part B

    • Model Answers - Module 6 Part C
  • 11

    Special Module: Here is a paper that I recently presented on the functions of the Bill of Lading

    • Bill of Lading Functions

  • 12

    Module 7 Supreme Court Cases

    • Module 7 PART A. Wilburn Boat case

    • Wilburn Boat

    • Wilburn Boat Audio Lecture

    • Wilburn Boat Case

    • Prof. Weiss - A Wilburn Boat Rule Story

    • Wilburn Boat: A Pandoras Box

    • Module 7 Part B

    • Module 7 Part C

    • Amicus of Marnold Arnold

    • Citgo v Frescati (Athos case) full text

    • Module 7 Part D

    • TOWHIRE 2008

    • Module 7 Part E - Staten Island Ferry Limitation Case

    • Video about Staten Island Crash -

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    Module 8 - Course Project Posted March 2

    • MARITIME LAW PROJECT 2025-2026 WINTER

    • Maritime Law Review = Please Study This?

    • Baltic Code 2020

    • Lloyds Open Form 2011

    • York Antwerp Rules

    • Federal Arbitration Act

    • COLREGS

    • NYPE1993

    • GARD RULES 2020

    • COGSA 1936 FULL TEXT

    • GA BOND and Non -Separation Agreement

    • MARSALV (U.S. OPEN SALVAGE FORM)

    • Standard-Form-Letters-of-Indemnity

    • CONGEN BL