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15 MLAANZ Journal 1 (2000)

handle is hein.journals/ausnewma15 and id is 1 raw text is: The F S Dethridge Memorial Address 1999 ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION AND THE PROTECTION OF SEAFARERS Hon M EJ Black AC* INTRO I )uQroN Some z5 years ago I had the pleasure, both professional and personal, of being briefed by the late Frank Dethridge. The case was in the industrial jurisdiction, but it had many of the characteristics that give maritime law its special attractions. It concerned a claim for a hard lying allowance by the crew of an oil tanker, the MVMobilAustralis, who alleged that their sleep was disturbed by the noisy cavitation of the vessel's pumps during discharging operations at night. To my considerable delight I found that the case involved, as well as some interesting questions of law, inspections at sea, ascents of the vessel's accommodation ladder, the smell of salt air, the sounds of the ship's machinery, and much more besides. Whilst somewhat removed from maritime liens and the ancient jurisdiction of the Admirals, the case was a memorable introduction to that general area of the law and to its themes, and not least, of course, because the instructing solicitor was Frank Dethridge himself. He was, as all agreed, an outstanding maritime lawyer, and it is a particular honour to deliver the Address established in his memory. The topic of this year's F S Dethridge Memorial Address - Admiralty Jurisdiction and the Protection of Seafarers - has a practical significance that was demonstrated to the public at large in Melbourne not so long ago by the widely reported problems Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. The author acknowledges, with gratitude, the contribution to the Address made by his associates, Justine Pila and Margaret Young.

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