SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976

Part I Text of Convention

Article 6

The general limits

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The limits of liability for claims other than those mentioned in Article 7, arising on any distinct occasion, shall be calculated as follows:

(a)

in respect of claims for loss of life or personal injury,

(i)

2 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons,

(ii)

for a ship with a tonnage in excess thereof, the following amount in addition to that mentioned in (i):

  • for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 800 Units of Account;

  • for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 600 Units of Account; and

  • for each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 400 Units of Account,

(b)

in respect of any other claims,

(i)

1 million Units of Account for a ship with a tonnage not exceeding 2,000 tons,

(ii)

for a ship with a tonnage in excess thereof the following amount in addition to that mentioned in (i):

  • for each ton from 2,001 to 30,000 tons, 400 Units of Account;

  • for each ton from 30,001 to 70,000 tons, 300 Units of Account; and

  • for each ton in excess of 70,000 tons, 200 Units of Account.