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The Skipper's Responsibilities - The Lawyer on the Dock Series
9 de enero de 2024 · 15 min · 25K visitas · Fiumicino
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Lawyer Armando Fergola, legal consultant for SVN Solo Vela Net, explains the legal responsibilities of a sailing skipper under Italian maritime law in a dockside interview with host Maurizio.0:32 The skipper holds the highest authority aboard and bears full criminal and civil liability from the moment lines are cast off — and even while still moored.1:59 Pre-departure duties include verifying all safety equipment (life jackets, flares, life raft expiry dates), briefing crew and guests on their location and use, and assessing weather conditions; departing into a forecast Force 7–8 and suffering an incident makes the skipper solely liable.3:36 The skipper cannot delegate responsibility: if a crew member left at the helm engages the autopilot and falls asleep, causing a collision, the skipper is still accountable.7:45 Charter skippers carry identical liability to owners.6:18 In cruising, all liability rests with the skipper; in racing, a crew member who causes damage to another boat shares liability.8:37 Italy's October 2023 reform equated nautical homicide with road homicide, with penalties up to 18 years for multiple deaths, but introduced the term "conducente" (driver) rather than "comandante," creating an unresolved legal ambiguity about whether the helmsman, the skipper, or both bear criminal responsibility.10:10 Two lesser-known criminal offenses: departing with insufficient provisions and secretly deviating from the declared route for personal gain, both punishable by imprisonment up to six years.13:31
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