Claims examples
29/11/2011 -
One of the benefits of insurance with ITIC is the cover provided for defence costs. As a naval architect you could receive a claim from a vessel owner for a case you worked on even if you were not negligent in yo
29/11/2011 -
A naval architect was contracted to design a yacht for a race. The yacht was built and sailed over 10,000 miles without difficulties. However, when the yacht was lifted from the water, several cracks we
29/11/2011 -
A firm of naval architects were instructed to design a vessel to be used for a new ferry service.When completed, the owners alleged that the vessel suffered from structural inadequacies, whi
01/05/2009 -
A naval architect was instructed by a client to design a new rescue ship to be used off the coast of England. The naval architect designed the ship and it was built by a yard specified by the client. After the client took...
01/01/2009 -
A naval architect was contacted by a company to design a yacht for a race.
The yacht was built and sailed over 10,000 miles without fault. However, when the yacht was lifted from the water, several cracks were noticed along the...
01/01/2009 -
A company ordered a ferry from a shipyard. A naval architect member was appointed to supervise the build but the design had been produced by another naval architect. As the vessel was to be used on an international route, she had...
03/03/2008 -
A naval architect member of ITIC designed two vessels to be built to US Coastguard rules for work in the Gulf of Mexico. Shortly before the completion of the first vessel, the member advised ITIC that it had made an error the...
03/03/2008 -
ITIC’s member designed some bollards to be placed in a north European port. Most of the bollards were welded into position and were satisfactory. A small percentage of the bollards were to be removable for use with roll on roll...
01/03/2007 -
A naval architect was instructed by the owner of a vessel to investigate the cause of continued cracking in the hull. The report produced by the naval architect attributed the blame to the original architects for their...
01/01/2007 -
A naval architect was instructed to design a vessel, to be used in a successful commercial passenger service, which could reach speeds of up to 20 knots in reasonable weather conditions. During sea trials in extremely...
