Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Liability of Shipowners and Salvorsfor Maritime Claims
136. Limitation of liability for maritime claims
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Subject to this Part, the provisions of the Convention, other than paragraph 1(d) and (e) of Article 2 of the Convention, have the force of law in Singapore.
Convention
“Convention” means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended by the Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and set out in the First Schedule;
In paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Convention —
the reference to paragraph 1 is a reference to paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (f) of that Article; and
the reference to paragraph 1(d), (e) and (f) is a reference to paragraph 1(f) of that Article.
For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention, a claim in respect of damage to harbour works, basins, waterways or aids to navigation has priority over any other claim under paragraph 1(b) of that Article.
Despite paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Convention, the right to limit liability under the Convention applies in relation to any ship whether seagoing or not, and “shipowner” in that paragraph has a corresponding meaning.
ship
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;