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The paper deals with the Croatian legal framework regulating civil liability for damages caused by personal injury, health impairment and loss of life of seafarers. Although the basic rules concerning the basis of liability, circle of liable persons and applicable law are provided by the Maritime Code of the Republic of Croatia, when it comes to regulations on various types and amount of compensation for damages suffered by crew members, the relevant provisions are contained in the Civil Obligations Act. The first part commences with the overview of the types of compensation, which are natural restitution, monetary compensation and satisfaction, it continues with analysis of legal solutions for cases of compensation for property damages caused by death, personal injury or health impairment of crew members, as well as rules relevant for compensation for non-property damages, which are manifested as physical pain, mental anguish or suffered fear. In the final part, paper focuses on the issues on amount of compensation and its limitations, elaborating concepts of contributory liability, deductions of advance payments and insurance indemnity, payment of interest and statute of limitations.
The paper deals with the Croatian legal framework regulating civil liability for damages caused by personal injury, health impairment and loss of life of seafarers. Although the basic rules concerning the basis of liability, circle of liable persons and applicable law are provided by the Maritime Code of the Republic of Croatia, when it comes to regulations on various types and amount of compensation for damages suffered by crew members, the relevant provisions are contained in the Civil Obligations Act. The first part commences with the overview of the types of compensation, which are natural restitution, monetary compensation and satisfaction, it continues with analysis of legal solutions for cases of compensation for property damages caused by death, personal injury or health impairment of crew members, as well as rules relevant for compensation for non-property damages, which are manifested as physical pain, mental anguish or suffered fear. In the final part, paper focuses on the issues on amount of compensation and its limitations, elaborating concepts of contributory liability, deductions of advance payments and insurance indemnity, payment of interest and statute of limitations.
The use of autonomous ships in shipping industry is increasingly being analysed and occupies the maritime sector. In the maritime industry, the introduction of autonomous underwater crafts began first this trend, after which the development of autonomous surface ships has followed. Unmanned vessels include ships operated remotely by an operator on land and autonomous ships that are fully operated by the computer programmes and only in exceptional situations the ship’s crewmembers or other human resources may be involved. The commercial application of these facilities is becoming more and more certain and this topic is increasingly being discussed. This trend obviously poses a huge challenge to all maritime actors, as well as lawmakers at international and national level. Namely, although the current development of maritime law has effectively regulated most of new technologies, all these standards and regulations have been adapted for the use of the conventional manned ships. A number of questions concerning the possible change in international and national regulations regarding the implementation of autonomous ships have been raised. It is considered as a priority within the framework of IMO unification instruments and changes in the Maritime Code of the Republic of Croatia. This paper presents various legal aspects of the use of autonomous ships with the aim to define the autonomous ship and to examine how present international conventions and national regulations could adapt to provide the legal framework to the introduction of autonomous ships.
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