Convention on the uniform establishment of rules on collisions between ships
The Convention for the Uniform Determination of Rules for the Collision of Ships is an international agreement that regulates the principles and the distribution of damages in the event of a ship collision.
Its full name reads: International Convention of September 23, 1910 for the uniform establishment of certain rules on collisions between ships
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On the initiative of the International Maritime Committee which was first Diplomatic Seerechtkonferenz in Brussels convened. On September 23, 1910, it passed two conventions , which are also referred to in short as the 1910 Brussels Convention . Both treaties are among the oldest still in force on the law of the sea.
A: Übereinkommen zur einheitlichen Feststellung von Regeln über den Zusammenstoß von Schiffen B: Übereinkommen zur einheitlichen Feststellung von Regeln über die Hilfeleistung und Bergung in Seenot
Convention A comprises 17 articles and an additional article which, among other things, regulate in principle to which ships and in which waters the Convention may be applied after a collision, for how long and under what conditions a claim for damages is established and according to which principle a mutual share of guilt for a collision affects the ratio of the respective share of damages. The convention also defines the rules to be followed after a collision, as well as the exchange of names, home and destination ports of the ships involved. The Convention gains greater importance through its fixation on the obligation to provide mutual assistance after a ship collision.
The Convention, which entered into force on March 1, 1913, is still in force in 47 contracting states and has been ratified by others. The Belgian government is the depositary .
See also
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
- Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention)
literature
- Helmers, Walter (ed.): Müller-Krauss, manual for ship management . Volume 2, Maneuvering, Part B. Springer Verlag, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-540-17973-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of countries (French, English; PDF; 169 kB)
