F1PART 61ADMIRALTY CLAIMS

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Admiralty claims61.2

1

The following claims must be started in the Admiralty Court—

a

a claim—

i

in rem;

ii

for damage done by a ship;

iii

concerning the ownership of a ship;

iv

under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

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vi

by a master or member of a crew for wages;

vii

in the nature of towage; or

viii

in the nature of pilotage;

b

a collision claim;

c

a limitation claim; or

d

a salvage claim.

2

Any other admiralty claim may be started in the Admiralty Court F8and a claim for loss of life or personal injury specified in section 20(2)(f) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 should be started in the Admiralty Court in the circumstances set out in Practice Direction 61.

3

Rule F230.5 applies to claims in the Admiralty Court except that the Admiralty Court may order the transfer of a claim to—

a

the Commercial F6Court;

b

a F3Circuit Commercial Court; F4or

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d

any other appropriate court.