| name | maritime-legal |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| category | engineering/maritime-legal |
| description | AI-assisted maritime legal and casualty consulting — engineering-technical interface with admiralty proceedings |
| type | reference |
| capabilities | ["casualty_investigation_support","expert_witness_report","admiralty_law_reference","incident_database_query","liability_framing","regulatory_framework"] |
| requires | [] |
| trigger | manual |
| scripts_exempt | true |
Maritime Legal Engineering Skill
Engineering-technical interface with maritime legal proceedings. Covers casualty investigation, expert witness support, admiralty law reference, and regulatory compliance.
Scope boundary: This skill covers engineering-technical analysis only. It does NOT provide legal advice. All outputs require review by qualified maritime attorneys.
Casualty Investigation Support
Analyze marine casualty reports (MAIB, NTSB, USCG) to:
- Identify ISM Code non-conformities (SMS failures, inadequate procedures)
- Map findings to root-cause taxonomy:
- Equipment failure — material defect, maintenance lapse, design inadequacy
- Human factors — situational awareness, fatigue, communication breakdown
- Weather/environment — sea state beyond design basis, visibility, ice
- SMS failure — procedure not followed, not written, or inadequate
- Cross-reference
worldenergydata.MAIBLoader + NTSBMarineLoader for comparable incidents
Expert Witness Report Structure
For admiralty proceedings produce reports in this order:
- Qualifications — credentials, relevant experience, publications
- Scope and instructions — what was asked; documents reviewed
- Technical background — relevant standards and vessel type overview
- Factual findings — timeline reconstruction; condition of equipment
- Standard of care analysis — what a competent operator would have done
- Causation — proximate cause chain; contributing factors
- Opinion — engineering conclusion framed for legal use
- Limitations — what could not be determined; data gaps
Framing standard: Daubert (US federal/USDC) or Civil Evidence Act 1995 (UK) as applicable.
Admiralty Law Reference
| Instrument | Scope |
|---|
| COLREGs 1972 | Collision regulations — Rules of the Road |
| Jones Act (46 USC 30104) | US seaman negligence claims |
| Limitation of Liability Act (46 USC 30505) | Shipowner liability cap |
| Hague-Visby Rules |
