Verdrag tot het vaststellen van enige eenvormige regels betreffende het conservatoir beslag op zeeschepen

In this Convention the following words shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

1. (1)

   “Maritime Claim” means a claim arising out of one or more of the following:

   1. (a)

      damage caused by any ship either in collision or otherwise;

   2. (b)

      loss of life or personal injury caused by any ship or occurring in connexion with the operation of any ship;

   3. (c)

      salvage;

   4. (d)

      agreement relating to the use or hire of any ship whether by charterparty or otherwise;

   5. (e)

      agreement relating to the carriage of goods in any ship whether by charterparty or otherwise;

   6. (f)

      loss of or damage to goods including baggage carried in any ship;

   7. (g)

      general average;

   8. (h)

      bottomry;

   9. (i)

      towage;

   10. (j)

       pilotage;

   11. (k)

       goods or materials wherever supplied to a ship for her operation or maintenance;

   12. (l)

       construction, repair or equipment of any ship or dock charges and dues;

   13. (m)

       wages of Masters, Officers, or crew;

   14. (n)

       Master's disbursements, including disbursements made by shippers, charterers or agents on behalf of a ship or her owner;

   15. (o)

       disputes as to the title to or ownership of any ship;

   16. (p)

       disputes between co-owners of any ship as to the ownership, possession, employment or earnings of that ship;

   17. (q)

       the mortgage or hypothecation of any ship.

2. (2)

   “Arrest” means the detention of a ship by judicial process to secure a maritime claim, but does not include the seizure of a ship in execution or satisfaction of a judgment.

3. (3)

   “Person” includes individuals, partnerships and bodies corporate, Governments, their Departments, and Public Authorities.

4. (4)

   “Claimant” means a person who alleges that a maritime claim exists in his favour.