Ship Lawyer Expertise 3

Question 1

Which U.S. statute provides remedies for seamen injured by employer negligence?

Accepted Answer

The Jones Act

Answer

The Sherman Act

Answer

The Lanham Act

Answer

The Dodd-Frank Act

Question 2

What is the doctrine of 'maintenance and cure'?

Accepted Answer

A shipowner's duty to support an ill or injured seaman

Answer

A rule for vessel maintenance schedules

Answer

A cargo preservation requirement

Answer

A port sanitation standard

Question 3

Which body is the primary U.N. agency regulating international shipping safety?

Accepted Answer

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Answer

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Answer

International Court of Justice

Answer

UNESCO

Question 4

What does 'seaworthiness' legally require of a vessel?

Accepted Answer

Fitness to safely undertake the intended voyage

Answer

Maximum cargo capacity

Answer

The newest navigation equipment

Answer

A foreign flag registration

Question 5

In a collision case, what does the 'COLREGs' convention establish?

Accepted Answer

International rules to prevent collisions at sea

Answer

Cargo loading limits

Answer

Crew wage standards

Answer

Port entry fees

Question 6

What is 'salvage' in maritime law?

Accepted Answer

A reward for voluntarily saving property in peril at sea

Answer

The scrapping of an old vessel

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A type of cargo manifest

Answer

A port clearance procedure

Question 7

Which convention sets minimum training standards for ship crews?

Accepted Answer

STCW

Answer

MARPOL

Answer

CLC

Answer

UNCLOS