1 Marine Casualty
1.1 In the event of a collision, grounding or other major
casualty, what are the key provisions that will impact upon the
liability and response of interested parties? In particular, the
relevant law / conventions in force in relation to:
(i)Collision
Cyprus has adopted the International Convention for the
Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collision
between Vessels and Protocol of Signature, Brussels 23 September
1910 (extended to Cyprus on 1 February 1913). Also, the Maritime
Convention Act of 1911, derived from the Law of the United Kingdom
applies to Cyprus (this was seen in (1990) 1 C.L.R. 850).
Moreover, the Convention on International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 and for Matters Connected
Therewith Law of 1980 and its subsequent amendments apply both to
all Cypriot ships and foreign ships within the territorial sea of
Cyprus (this was seen in (1994) 1 C.L.R. 54 and in (1999) 1B C.L.R.
1079).
