Build a collision issues table from the voyage data and the navigation rules
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the voyage data the lawyer supplies, list the rules the instructions already name, including look-out, and the factual entry offered for each. Do not find fault.
- What the lawyer must review
- The Coast Guard's amalgamated navigation rules set out the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and the Inland Rules in 33 CFR part 83, including Rule 5 on look-out. The page itself says it is a compact comparison, disclaims a guarantee of accuracy, and points to the Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook for the side-by-side text. Open 33 CFR part 83, or the handbook, for any rule you will rely on, and say whether the waters are inland or international. A collision claim is within admiralty jurisdiction under 28 USC section 1333. You decide fault. Opinion 512: a generated rule citation is not the rule.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.