Table of contents
- Gard Guidance to the Rules 2023
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Protection and Indemnity (P&I) cover
- RULES PART I – Availability of cover
- Introductory provisions - Rule 1: Interpretation
- Introductory provisions - Rule 2: The cover
- Entries and duration of cover - Rule 3: Entries
- Entries and duration of cover - Rule 4: Duration of cover
- Entries and duration of cover - Rule 5: Certificate of Entry
- Conditions of cover - Rule 6: The Member’s duty of disclosure
- Conditions of cover - Rule 7: Alteration of risk
- Conditions of cover - Rule 8: Classification and certification of the Ship
- Conditions of cover - Rule 9: Survey
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 10: Setting of Estimated Total Calls
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 11: Variation of Estimated Total Calls
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 12: Estimated Total Calls and Owners' General Discount
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 13: Supplementary Calls
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 14: Determination of Estimated Total Calls, Owners' General Discount and Supplementary Calls etc.
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 15: Release Calls
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 16: Closing of Policy Years
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 17: Repayment of premium
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 18: Overspill Calls
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 19: Reserves
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 20: Payment
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 20A: Insurance Premium Tax
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 21: Set-off
- Premiums and Calls - Rule 22: Laid-up returns
- Termination and cesser - Introduction
- Termination and cesser - Rule 23: Termination by a Member
- Termination and cesser - Rule 24: Termination by the Association
- Termination and cesser - Rule 25: Cesser
- Termination and cesser - Rule 26: Effect of cesser or termination
- RULES PART II – P&I cover
- Risks covered - Introduction
- Risks covered - Rule 27: Liabilities in respect of crew
- Risks covered - Rule 28: Liabilities in respect of passengers
- Risks covered - Rule 29: Liability for other persons carried on board
- Risks covered - Rule 30: Liability for persons not carried on board
- Risks covered - Rule 31: Diversion expenses
- Risks covered - Rule 32: Stowaways or Persons saved at Sea
- Risks covered - Rule 33: Life salvage
- Risks covered - Rule 34: Cargo liability
- Risks covered - Rule 35: Extra handling costs
- Risks covered - Rule 36: Collision with other ships
- Risks covered - Rule 37: Damage to fixed or floating objects
- Risks covered - Rule 38: Pollution
- Risks covered - Rule 39: Loss of or damage to property
- Risks covered - Rule 40: Liability for obstruction and wreck removal
- Risks covered - Rule 41: General average
- Risks covered - Rule 42: Salvage
- Risks covered - Rule 43: Towage
- Risks covered - Rule 44: Legal costs
- Risks covered - Rule 45: Enquiry expences
- Risks covered - Rule 46: Measures to avert or minimise loss
- Risks covered - Rule 47: Fines
- Risks covered - Rule 48: Disinfection and quarantine expenses
- Risks covered - Rule 49: Confiscation of the Ship
- Risks covered - Rule 50: Damage to Member’s own property
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Introduction
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 51: General limitation of liability
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 51B: Limitations – Limitation and payment of Overspill Claims
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 52: Limitations for charterers and Consortium Vessels
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 53: Limitations – oil pollution, passengers and seamen
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 54: Amounts saved by the Member
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 55: Terms of contract
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 56: Non-marine personnel
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 57: Liability occurring during through transports
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 58: War risks
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 59: Specialist operations
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 60: Drilling, production vessels, barges and heavy lift vessels
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 61: Submarines, diving bells remotely operated underwater vehicles and divers
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 62: Waste incineration, disposal operations and landfills
- Limitations etc. on P&I cover - Rule 63: Excluded losses
- RULES PART III – Rules for mobile offshore units
- Rule 64: Terms of cover
- RULES PART IV – Defence cover
- Introduction
- Risks covered - Rule 65: Cases pertaining to the operation of the Ship
- Risks covered - Rule 66: Cases pertaining to acquisition or disposal of the Ship
- Limitations etc. on Defence cover - Rule 67: Excluded costs
- Limitations etc. on Defence cover - Rule 68: Disputes with the Association and other Members – Unpaid sums
- Limitations etc. on Defence cover - Rule 69: The Association’s right to control and direct the handling of a case – withdrawal of cover
- Limitations etc. on Defence cover - Rule 70: Limitation
- RULES PART V – General limitations etc. on P&I and Defence cover
- Introduction
- Rule 71: Other insurance
- Rule 72: Conduct of a Member
- Rule 73: Nuclear perils
- Rule 74: Unlawful trades etc.
- Rule 75: Part Tonnage
- Rule 76: Deductibles
- Rule 77: Administrative costs, insolvency and sanctions etc.
- RULES PART VI – Miscellaneous provisions
- Introduction
- Joint Members, Co-assureds and Affiliates - Rule 78: Cover for Co-assureds and Affiliates
- Joint Members, Co-assureds and Affiliates - Rule 79: Joint Members, Co-assureds, Affiliates and Fleet Entries
- Claims etc. - Rule 80: Time of occurrence
- Claims etc. - Rule 81: Time bar
- Claims etc. - Rule 82: Obligations with respect to claims
- Claims etc. - Rule 83: Exclusion of liability
- Claims etc. - Rule 84: Recoveries from third parties
- Claims etc. - Rule 85: Discharge
- Claims etc. - Rule 86: Currency of payments
- Claims etc. - Rule 87: Payment first by Member
- Claims etc. - Rule 88: Payments and undertakings to third parties
- Assignment, law, arbitration and amendments to Rules - Rule 89: Assignment
- Assignment, law, arbitration and amendments to Rules - Rule 90: Governing law
- Assignment, law, arbitration and amendments to Rules - Rule 91: Arbitration
- Assignment, law, arbitration and amendments to Rules - Rule 92: Amendments to the Rules
- Appendices
- Appendix I Additional insurances
- Appendix II Charterers limits including special limit for Consortium Claims
- Appendix III Oil pollution
- Appendix IV Passengers and seamen
- Appendix V Deductibles
- Appendix VI Rules on Overspill Claims and Overspill Calls and related matters
- Appendix VII Particular clauses
- Additional covers
- Additional covers
Gard Guidance to the Rules 2023
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Protection and Indemnity (P&I) cover
- RULES PART I – Availability of cover
- RULES PART II – P&I cover
- RULES PART III – Rules for mobile offshore units
- RULES PART IV – Defence cover
- RULES PART V – General limitations etc. on P&I and Defence cover
- RULES PART VI – Miscellaneous provisions
- Appendices
- Additional covers