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Section 4 Hull insurance - limited cover

  • Clause 20-15. Insurance “against total loss only” (T.L.O.)

    If the insurance is effected “against total loss only”, the insurer is liable for total loss in accordance with the rules in Chapter 11.

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    Clause 20-15. Insurance "against total loss only" (T.L.O.)

    This Clause is identical to Cl. 10-5. Insurance “against total loss only” occurs in very special situations, e.g. in connection with the towage of a ship that is to be sent to the breaker’s yard. In that event the insurer will only be liable for total loss in accordance with the rules in Chapter...

  • Clause 20-16. Insurance “on stranding terms”

    If the insurance is effected “on stranding terms”, the insurer is liable for:

    • total loss in accordance with the rules in Chapter 11,
    • general average contribution and loss arising from assumed general average, cf. Cl. 4-7, Cl. 4-8, Cl. 4-9 and Cl. 4-11,
    • liability to third parties in accordance with the rules in Chapter 13,
    • damage to the vessel which is a result of: 
      • the vessel having run aground under such circumstances that it cannot be refloated without assistance,
      • the vessel having capsized in such a manner that the masts are in the water or it is bottom up,
      • the vessel having collided with another vessel or with an iceberg, 
      • a fire or an explosion, with the exception of damage caused in the engine room by a fire or explosion originating there.
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    Clause 20-16. Insurance "on stranding terms"

    This Clause is identical to Cl. 10-8. This provision affords the same cover as Cl. 10-7, plus a limited cover against damage and against loss in connection with measures taken to avert such damage. The provision will hardly be of any great significance in connection with ordinary hull insurance,...