1. Characteristics of a ship
2. Division of shipping law powers in Australia
3. Registration of ships
4. Consequences of registration
5. Property, ownership and title
6. Acquisition of property in ships
7. Introduction of charges over ships
8. Maritime liens
9. Possessory liens and bottomry
10. Mortgage of ships
11.tIntroduction to carriage of goods by sea
12. Bills of lading, sea waybills and other sea-carriage documents
13. Voyage charterparties
14. Time charterparties
15. Collisions and liability for damage
16. Limitation of liability
17. Marine insurance
18. General average
19. Pollution from ships
20. Salvage
21. Wrecks
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