12. Limitation of liability under section 10

Terms defined in s 2

• Convention

  Convention

  Defined · s 2

  “Convention” means the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, the text of which is in the First Schedule;

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• registered owner

  registered owner

  Defined · s 2

  “registered owner”, in relation to a ship, means —(a)the person registered as the owner of the ship; or(b)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 in that State as the ship’s operator, it means the person registered as its operator;

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• ship

  ship

  Defined · s 2

  “ship” means a seagoing vessel of any type whatsoever, and includes hydrofoil boats, air‑cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and floating platforms, except when those platforms are on location engaged in the exploration, exploitation or production of seabed mineral resources;

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