Final Departure

The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts

Fully updated and revised to take into account the new BIMCO Supplytime 2017 contract with a detailed analysis of the changes since the Supplytime 2005 form and including a new analysis, for the first time, of the BIMCO Bargehire form, this is the only modern work on the law of towage and offshore vessel services. It gives a comprehensive and extensively researched account of the general law coupled with a detailed clause-by-clause commentary and analysis of all of the major standard contracts used in the international offshore, towage and heavylift sectors, comprising the BIMCO Towcon, Towhire, Supplytime and Heavylift forms, the full suite of BIMCO Wreck Removal forms and, now, also the BIMCO Bargehire form, as well as the ISU Salvcon and Salvhire forms. The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts has rapidly established itself as a leading text and is written by, Simon Rainey QC, one of the foremost shipping practitioners with unrivalled experience in the field. Key reasons to buy The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts, Fourth Edition • the only clause-by-clause commentary on all of the major standard form contracts used by the offshore industry • the only in-depth analysis of the drafting history of the BIMCO standard form offshore contracts, comparing the recent amended versions in their drafting context; • the only authoritative analysis of the case law and arbitration decisions affecting the towage and offshore industries • written from the perspective of a leading practitioner with unrivalled practical experience over many years of the contract forms and of the issues which arise under them (many of which are unreported) and involved in almost all of the leading cases and arbitrations in the field • written with an eye on the practicalities of how the contracts work given the everyday problems which arise in the industry, with guidance where the standard forms may require amendment

The DNA of Executive Protection Site Security

An in-depth read in relation to executive protection with a focus on site security, The DNA of Executive Protection - Site Security is essential for anyone new to executive protection or requiring advanced instruction on major event planning. If you want to excel as an executive protection professional, you need a thorough understanding of site security protocols, vulnerabilities, and best practices. An executive’s activities are all site based, where the VIP is either at a site, arriving or departing from a site, or travelling through one. Thus, the backbone, or DNA of executive protection is site security. Need a tool to assist with site security assessment and planning? This book includes: 1. Six activity-based categories to help determine when site security resources are warranted 2. Effective ways to establish and build relationships with each of the seven site stakeholder groups 3. Information on access control and accreditation, including assessment of examples 4. Two new protective assessment tools: the facility selection assessment and the strategic site arrival and departure assessment 5. A comprehensive guide to site vulnerability assessments, to identify, review, and evaluate physical security vulnerabilities 6. Effective actions to take if an adversary gains access to the event site 7. A detailed site security guide that outlines 60-areas a site commander should have considered and covered off on game day As site commander, your goal is to be the security subject matter expert at your event site. This book will help you achieve that goal.

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