A

MANUAL FOR SHIPMASTERS;

IN

A SERIES OF LETTERS,

ADDRESSED TO THEM, ON THEIR

Qualificatious, Duties, Powers, Responsibilities, Xc.,

ARISING

DURING THE COURSE OF A VOYAGE.

The Fourth Edition,

GREATLY ENLARGED AND IMPROVED, AND ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT STATE OF

THE BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE.

BY JAMES LEES, ESQ.,

Author of "The Laws of Shipping and Insurance," &c., &c., &c.

LIVERPOOL:

PUBLISHED BY GEORGE PHILIP AND SON.
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.;

C. WILSON, (LATE NORIE AND CO.); AND JAMES IMRAY.

1851.

231. A. 12.

LIVERPOOL

GEORGE PHILIP AND SON, PRINTERS.

ΤΟ

GEORGE DUNCAN, ESQUIRE,

M.P.,

THE FOLLOWING WORK IS

(WITH PERMISSION,)

RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

AS A SMALL

MARK OF RESPECT FOR HIS PUBLIC CONDUCT,

AND OF

ESTEEM FOR HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER,

BY HIS MUCH OBLIGED

AND VERY OBEDIENT SERVANT,

THE AUTHOR.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

Abbot.-Abbot on the Law of Merchant Shipping and Seamen, 7th edition.

A. E.-Adolphus and Ellis's King's Bench Reports.

Arn.-Arnault's Law of Marine Insurance and Average, 1848.
B. Ad.-Barnwell and Adolphus's King's Bench Reports.
B. A.-Barnwell and Alderson's King's Bench Reports.
B. C.-Barnwell and Cresswell's King's Bench Reports.
Ben.-Benecke's Principles of Indemnity in Marine Insurance.
Bing.-Bingham's Common Pleas Reports.

Bing. N. C.-Bingham's New Cases in Common Pleas.
Bligh.-Bligh's Reports in House of Lords.

B. P.-Bosanquet and Pullar's Common Pleas Reports.
B. B.-Broderip and Bingham's Common Pleas Reports.
Bro. P. C.-Brown's Parliamentary Cases.
Burr.-Burrough's Reports in King's Bench.
Camp.-Campbell's Nisi Prius Reports.

D. L.-Danson and Lloyd's Commercial Reports.
Dod.-Dodson's Admiralty Reports.

Dow.-Dow's Reports of Appeal Cases in House of Lords.
East.-East's King's Bench Reports.

Edw.-Edwards's Admiralty Reports.

E. T.-Easter Term.

Esp.-Espinasse's Nisi Prius Reports.

F. C.-Faculty Collection of Court of Session Decisions.
Hag.-Haggard's Admiralty Reports.

H. T.-Hilary_Term.

Holt.-Holt's Law of Shipping, 2nd edition.

Kent.-Kent's Commentaries on American Law.

Mar.-Marshall on Insurance, 3rd edition.

M. S.-Maule and Selwyn's King's Bench Reports.

M. W.-Merson and Welsby's Reports in Exchequer.

M. T.-Michaelmas Term.

M. M.-Moody and Malkin's Nisi Prius Reports.
M. R.-Moodie and Ryan's Nisi Prius Reports.
M.-Morrison's Dictionary of Decisions in Court of Session.
Mur.-Murray's Jury Court Reports in Scotland.
Park.-Park's Law of Insurance, 8th edition.
Rob.-Robinson's Admiralty Reports.

S. D.-Shaw and Dunlop's Court of Session Reports.
Starkie.-Starkie's Nisi Prius Reports.
Taunt.-Taunton's Common Pleas Reports.
T. R.-Termly Reports in King's Bench.
T. T.-Trinity Term.

Tyrwh.-Tyrwhitt's Reports in Exchequer.