ABSTRACT
The High Contracting Parties, Having recognized the desirability of determining by agreement certain uniform rules relating to the
limitation of the liability of owners of sea-going ships; Have decided to conclude a Convention for this purpose, and thereto have agreed as follows:
Article 1 (1) The owner of a sea-going ship may limit his liability in accordance with Article 3 of this
Convention in respect of claims arising from any of the following occurrences, unless the occurrence giving rise to the claim resulted from the actual fault or privity of the owner:
(a) loss of life of, or personal injury to, any person being carried in the ship, and loss of, or damage to, any property on board the ship;
(b) loss of the life of, or personal injury to, any other person, whether on land or on water, loss of or damage to any other property or infringement of any rights caused by the act, neglect or default of any person on board the ship for whose act, neglect or default the owner is responsible or any person not on board the ship for whose act, neglect or default the owner is responsible: Provided however that in regard to the act, neglect or default of this last class
of person, the owner shall only be entitled to limit his liability when the act, neglect or default is one which occurs in the navigation or the management of the ship or in the loading, carriage or discharge of its cargo or in the embarkation, carriage or disembarkation of its passengers;
(c) any obligation or liability imposed by any law relating to the removal of wreck and arising from or in connection with the raising, removal or destruction of any ship which is sunk, stranded or abandoned (including anything which may be on board such ship) and any obligation or liability arising out of damage caused to harbour works, basins and navigable waterways.
