Rules and Covers

Cover of vessels and respective claims and disputes is defined by rules determined by the Clubs' Board of Directors.  Rules are prepared for each Club, namely Steamship Bermuda and Steamship London.  For convenience, the text of the rules referred to below is taken from the rules of Steamship Bermuda. The rules for both Clubs, together with the map showing Correspondent locations, are also available in pdf format and can be downloaded below. Hard copies of the Rulebooks containing the rules for both Steamship Bermuda and Steamship London are available on application to the Managers.

The categories of cover are specified as:-

• Class I    -   Protection and Indemnity
• Class II   -   Freight Demurrage and Defence

Additionally, recommended clauses to be contained in various shipping documents are provided herein.

In the event that updated versions or amendments to the Rules are published on the website the text shown on the website shall prevail over the text printed in the rule books..