Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21857/yl4okfld59

Pleasure navigation berthing contracts under Croatian law

Adriana Vincenca Padovan orcid.org/0000-0003-0013-1820 ; Jadranski zavod HAZU, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vesna Skorupan Wolff orcid.org/0000-0002-1591-7247 ; Jadranski zavod HAZU, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The paper analyses the new legislative solution regulating berthing contracts as a new nominate contract under Croatian law. The authors examine the relevant new provisions of the Maritime Code which were introduced by the Act on Amendments to the Maritime Code of 2019. The paper deals with the definition of the contract, its basic features, essential elements, the obligations and liabilities of the contracting parties, and other salient features of berthing contracts. It also explains the background of the legislative proposal to introduce special provisions on berthing contracts into the Maritime Code and elaborates on the preparatory work preceding the proposal. The authors support the new legislative solution as an important step forward towards higher legal certainty in the field of nautical tourism, which is considered to be of strategic economic interest to the Republic of Croatia.

Keywords

berthing contract; pleasure navigation; marina; nautical tourism port; berth provider; berth user; berthing; mooring; yacht; boat; pleasure craft; Croatian Maritime Code

Hrčak ID:

265993

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/265993

Publication date:

25.11.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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