Offshore Support Vessels

Offshore Support Vessels

This OSV chartering masterclass will establish the fundamental principles of various OSV contracts and lay the foundation for chartering practices in OSV markets including:
Types of vessels considered to be OSVs Commonly used OSV-chartering forms, including Supplytime and Towcon Custom or “manuscript” contracts and rider clauses Allocation of risk between owners and charterers Interplay of insurance and indemnity Commercial considerations Choice-of-law, choice-of-forum, and arbitration clauses Relevant distinctions between US and English maritime law Force majeure Special considerations following catastrophes The future of offshore support and service vessels

Who Should Attend

Offshore support vessel owners, charterers, and operators
Government agencies
Oil and gas companies
Ship brokers
Marine Insurance and P&I personnel
Equipment and service providers
Maritime lawyers
In-house contract administrators and legal advisers

International Course Director
David B. Sharpe, Partner, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton,
Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, U.S.A.
David is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, USA where he teaches an upper-level course on Towage & Offshore-Service Law. He has over 20 years of practical experience on contract negotiation (charterparties, master service contracts, and oilfield-service indemnity agreements) and commercial-dispute resolution (breach of contract, maritime liens, and casualties).

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