9. Concurrent liabilities of owners and others
Feedback & supportWhere, as a result of any discharge or escape of oil from a ship, the owner of the ship incurs a liability under section 3 and any other person incurs a liability, otherwise than under that section for any such damage or cost as is mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, then, if —
oil
“oil” means any persistent oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil, lubricating oil and whale oil, whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunkers of such a ship;
the owner has been found, in proceedings under section 7, to be entitled to limit his liability to any amount and has paid into Court or to the Authority a sum not less than that amount; and
owner
“owner”, in relation to a ship, means the person registered as the owner of the ship, or, in the absence of registration, the person owning the ship, except that, in relation to a ship owned by a State which is operated by a person registered as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as the operator;
the other person is entitled to limit his liability in connection with the ship by virtue of section 272 of the Merchant Shipping Act [Cap. 179],no proceedings shall be taken against the other person in respect of his liability, and if any such proceedings were commenced before the owner paid the sum into Court or to the Authority, no further steps shall be taken in the proceedings except in relation to costs.
ship
“ship” means any sea-going vessel and any seaborne craft of any type whatsoever carrying oil in bulk as cargo;