The Constitution of the United States

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

The Restatement (Third) of Torts

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all maritime cases.

State courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all maritime cases.

Federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over maritime cases.

Jurisdiction depends on the specific type of maritime case.

A contract that is made on a ship.

A contract that is made in connection with a ship.

A contract that is made for the purpose of shipping goods.

A contract that is made between a shipowner and a shipper.

A maritime tort is committed on a ship.

A maritime tort is committed in connection with a ship.

A maritime tort is committed for the purpose of shipping goods.

A maritime tort is committed between a shipowner and a shipper.

A security interest in a ship.

A security interest in cargo.

A security interest in freight.

All of the above.

To secure the payment of a debt.

To protect the rights of a maritime creditor.

To prevent the sale of a ship.

All of the above.

Preferred maritime liens.

Non-preferred maritime liens.

General maritime liens.

All of the above.

Preferred maritime liens have priority over non-preferred maritime liens.

Non-preferred maritime liens have priority over preferred maritime liens.

General maritime liens have priority over preferred and non-preferred maritime liens.

All maritime liens have equal priority.

By filing a lawsuit in federal court.

By filing a lawsuit in state court.

By seizing the ship or cargo.

All of the above.

A federal law that limits the liability of shipowners for maritime accidents.

A state law that limits the liability of shipowners for maritime accidents.

An international treaty that limits the liability of shipowners for maritime accidents.

None of the above.

To protect shipowners from financial ruin.

To encourage shipowners to invest in safety measures.

To promote the development of the maritime industry.

All of the above.

The value of the ship and its cargo.

The value of the ship and its freight.

The value of the ship and its pending freight.

All of the above.

A federal law that regulates the carriage of goods by sea.

A state law that regulates the carriage of goods by sea.

An international treaty that regulates the carriage of goods by sea.

None of the above.

To protect shippers from unfair and unreasonable practices by shipowners.

To encourage shipowners to invest in safety measures.

To promote the development of the maritime industry.

All of the above.

Shipowners are liable for the negligence of their employees.

Shipowners are not liable for the negligence of their employees.

Shipowners are liable for the unseaworthiness of their ships.

Shipowners are not liable for the unseaworthiness of their ships.