1. Let's discuss General Average. Let's say a container ship loaded with 1,000 containers owned by 100 different companies, gets into rough waters and in order to save itself, it has to dump 50 of the containers overboard. Those 50 containers were worth $500,000. It would not be fair that the vessel owner pays for those containers as he was saving his ship. So, under General Average, the 100 owners would all split the costs for paying back the losses to the owners whose cargo was dumped, because they all gained a benefit that their cargo was saved.

Why do you think that maritime law came up with this process?

2. Describe the difference in liability issues between being forced to use a pilot (Compulsory Pilotage) or voluntarily choosing to do so, if the pilot makes a mistake and caused damage?

3. Describe the "Dominant Mind" theory relating to towage?

4. What is the international Convention dealing with Salvage issues?

5. How can you enforce a Maritime Lien on a vessel?

6. Discuss what the Limitation of Liability law is all about.