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Rules and Cover

Bermuda Rule Book 2008/9
London Rule Book 2008/9

Cover of vessels and respective 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.

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.

Every care has been taken to ensure that the rules have been reproduced accurately on the website. However, in the event of any inconsistency between the text shown on the website and the text as printed in the rule book, the printed text shall prevail.

Downloads
Click here to download the acrobat PDF reader | Steamship Bermuda Rules 2008/2009 (PDF 637.1 KB) 
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Click here to download the acrobat PDF reader | Steamship London Rules 2008/2009 (PDF 551.2 KB) 
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Click here to download the acrobat PDF reader | Correspondents Map 2008/2009 (PDF 481.6 KB) 
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