Law and legislation 1 (1 cr)
Code: SF22S306-3004
General information
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 12.10.2025
Timing
13.10.2025 - 28.11.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Studies
Teachers
- Tony Karlsson
Groups
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SFK25D-ÅSjökapten (YH), h25, dagstudier
Objective
The student
• has thorough knowledge of the legislation regulating the duties and occupational protection onboard as well as the effects seafaring has on the environment.
• is able to undertake precautionary measures to prevent the pollution of the maritime environment.
• understands orders and is understood in regard to onboard duties.
• is able to contribute towards meaningful interpersonal rela-tions onboard a vessel.
Content
• Basics in the Merchant Shipping Act, maritime labour legis-lation and maritime law
• Decree on watchkeeping onboard and the signing-on pro-cedures
• Regulations governing loading and discharging
• Legislation on the safety in onboard work
• Environmental legislation
• The organizational structure of a vessel, the shipping com-pany and the authorities concerned
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
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