Legal Definition and Related Resources of Nautical assessors
Meaning of Nautical assessors
Persons experienced in navigation, who are called upon by an admiralty judge to sit with him in cases involving questions of correct navigation, and advise him thereon. 2 Curt. C. C. (U. S.) 369.
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Nautical Assessors in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of Nautical Assessors, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: [Translation of Nautical Assessors in French: “assesseurs”] [Translation of Nautical Assessors in Spanish: “asesores náuticos”] [Translation of Nautical Assessors in Italian: “consulenti tecnici nautici”] [Translation of Nautical Assessors in German: “Sachverständiger für Schiffahrtsfragen”] – Court-appointed experts (usually on matters of navigation and seamanship) who sit with the judge on the bench during the trial of maritime disputes and give their opinions to the judge, at his request, on matters relating to their field of expertise. Traditionally, nautical assessors have not been subject to examination or cross-examination by the parties to the suit, nor has the judge been required to disclose to the parties the information or opinions provided to him by them. In Canada, however, these traditional rules have been departed from on grounds of respect for natural justice, and expert witnesses may now also be called by the parties, even if they testify on matters within the expertise of the nautical assessors. See Porto Seguro Companhia de Seguros Gerais v. Belcan S.A. [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1278, (1997) 153 D.L.R.(4th) 577, (1997) 220 N.R. 321 (Supr. Ct. of Can.). See also “Trinity House” (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary).
Nautical Assessors in Admiralty Law
For information on nautical assessors in this context, see the entry on nautical assessors in the maritime law encyclopedia.
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