Overview
Professional mariners, military and civilian, from cadets to captains, will find this book's thorough commentary on the rules of the road and its analysis of numerous collision cases in which the courts construed and applied those rules an invaluable reference. Farwells' Rules of the Nautical Road continues to provide maritime attorneys professional insight into how the rules apply in context and offers rigorous analysis of their application by courts and administrative tribunals For nearly eighty years, this book has been viewed as the indispensable collision law reference work. This new edition of Captain Farwell's venerable reference on the nautical rules of the road preserves the carefully crafted wisdom on the first edition, published in 1941 while providing up-to-date information to help the modern mariner understand how those rules are being interpreted and applied today. The ninth edition includes: - Updated coverage of the rules by incorporating previous amendments to the 1972 COLREGS and the U.S. Inland Rules. - Describes the International Maritime Organization's ongoing regulatory scoping project examining issues raised by the introduction of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), while noting the as-yet unanswered COLREGs compliance challenges such vessels will face - Integrates the watchstander qualifications and requirements imposed by the STCW Convention and Code, the SOLAS Convention and by U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard directives. - Incorporates equipment and watchkeeping requirements from the U.S. Navigation Safety StandardsUpdates collision cases from the US, UK, and Canadian courts, and adds relevant interpretations and decisions from Coast Guard Law Bulletins and Coast Guard Decisions. - Analyzes several well-publicized collisions that occurred since publication of the eighth edition - Updates coverage of the narrow channel rule, taking particular note of the difficulties in determining where the rule applies. - Updates the materials on the look-out and risk of collision responsibilities to address integrated bridge systems, automatic identification systems, voyage data recorders, and the increasingly active role of VTS. And more.
Full Product Details
Author: Craig H. Allen Sr. ,
Craig H. Allen Jr.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Edition: Ninth Edition, Revised Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.70cm
, Height: 4.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.138kg
ISBN: 9781682475492
ISBN 10: 1682475492
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I was very pleased to see this cornerstone reference updated to reflect the 2017 collisions involving USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald among the many examples and illustrations. The authors do a great job providing context, history, and using real life experiences to drive home the mandate that professional mariners know these rules cold. They can literally mean the difference between life and death at sea. -Capt. John P. Cordle, USN (Ret.), Former Commanding Officer of USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS San Jacinto (CG-56) and Navy League John Paul Jones Award Winner In this new edition of Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road, Professor Allen and Commander Allen have once again preserved and updated the definitive analysis of the collision regulations. It continues to be the essential reference for maritime attorneys litigating collision cases. -Alan M. Weigel, maritime attorney, Blank Rome LLP
"I was very pleased to see this cornerstone reference updated to reflect the 2017 collisions involving USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald among the many examples and illustrations. The authors do a great job providing context, history, and using real life experiences to drive home the mandate that professional mariners know these rules cold. They can literally mean the difference between life and death at sea.""—Capt. John P. Cordle, USN (Ret.), Former Commanding Officer of USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and USS San Jacinto (CG-56) and Navy League John Paul Jones Award Winner ""In this new edition of Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road, Professor Allen and Commander Allen have once again preserved and updated the definitive analysis of the collision regulations. It continues to be the essential reference for maritime attorneys litigating collision cases.""—Alan M. Weigel, maritime attorney, Blank Rome LLP"
Author Information
Craig H. Allen, Sr. is a Professor of Law and of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington. Craig H. Allen, Jr., who joins this ninth edition, is a career Coast Guard cutterman currently serving as commanding officer of USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623).
