IMSML Website Article 32/2023: MSN 04/2023 - Issuance of Blue Card Certificate for International Convention CLC 1992, BCC 2001 and WRC 2007, as well as Updated List of P7I Clubs and Insurance Service Provider Companies Recognised by Malaysia Marine Department

Today’s article is on Malaysian Shipping Notice, MSN 04/2023. The purpose of this notice is to publish several bodies, ie Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs, for issuance of Insurance Certificates (Blue Cards) recognised by Malaysia’s Marine Department for the purposes of a number of international shipping conventions. These conventions include:

[1] International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 (CLC 1992);

[2] International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001 (BCC 2001);

[3] Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wreck 2007 (WRC2007).

Note: MSN 04/2023 revokes MSN 05/2020.

Explanation in Annex 1

CLC 1992

CLC 1992 governs oil pollution from persistent oil from tankers. It does not extend to floating storage such as Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO), Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) and Floating Storage Unit (FSU). Maximum liability for one oil spill are provided for by CLC 1992, if a ship carries more than 2,000 tons of oil cargo. Shipowners are therefore required to maintain insurance to other financial security for this incident.

BCC 2001

Any pollution damage caused by any bunker oil on board or originating from the ship falls under the BCC 2001. For all ships exceeding 1,000 gross registered tons, BCC 2001 requires such ships to have insurance or other financial security sufficient issued by the insurance companies recognised by the Member States to cover the maximum liability for the spill.

WRC 2007

WRC requires ships measuring 300GT and above entering or leaving a port in Malaysia or any part of Malaysian waters shall maintain in respect of that ship a contract of insurance or other financial security, such as a guarantee of a bank or similar institution, to cover liability under this Convention.

The List of Recognised Companies in Annex 2

The following are companies providing cover for vessel up to 30,000 GRT only, ie LIST OF IG P&I CLUBS, NON-IG P&I CLUBS AND INSURANCE SECURITY PROVIDERS COMPLYING WITH FINANCIAL SERVICES EXEMPTION ORDER (FSEO) FOR SHIPS OPERATING IN MALAYSIAN WATERS:

[1] Assurance foreningen Skuld (Gjensidig)

[2] NorthStandard Limited

[3] The Shipowners' Mutual Protection& Indemnity Association (Luxembourg)


[4] Archipelago Insurance Limited

[5] Maritime Mutual Insurance Association (NZ) Limited

[6] Hydor AS.

Note: Perlindungan dan Indemniti Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (P&I Malaysia) is listed as a collaborating partner.

RECOGNISED LIST OF INTERNATIONAL GROUPS (I.G) P&I CLUBS FOR SHIPS CALLING MALAYSIAN PORT:

[1] American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc.

[2] Assurance foreningen Skuld (Gjensidig)

[3] Assuranceforeningen Gard (Gjensidig)

[4] Gard P. & I. (Bermuda) Ltd.

[5] The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited

[6] The Japan Ship Owners’ Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association

[7] The London Steam ‐ Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited

[8] NorthStandard Limited

[9] The Shipowners' Mutual Protection& Indemnity Association (Luxembourg)

[10] Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Limited

[11] Sveriges Ångfarygs Assurans Förening / The Swedish Club

[12] United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited

[13] The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg)

RECOGNISED LIST OF NON-IG P&I CLUBS AND INSURANCE SECURITY PROVIDERS FOR SHIPS CALLING MALAYSIAN PORT:

[1] Perlindungan dan Indemniti Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (P&I Malaysia)

[2] Archipelago Insurance Limited (Note: allow up to 3000GT for foreign registry only).

[3] Aurora P & I

[4] British Marine Luxembourg S.A

[5] China Ship Owner Mutual Assurance Association

[6] Great American Insurance Company

[7] bKorea P & I

[8] QBE Asia P & I / QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd

[9] Thomas Miller Specialty Underwriting Limited

[10] EF Marine Pte. Ltd.

Thank you for reading IMSML Website Article 32/2023

Stay tuned for the next IMSML Website Article 33/2023: MSN05/2023 - Maintenance and Inspection of Fire Protection System and Appliances

Signing-off for today,

Dr Irwin Ooi Ui Joo, LL.B(Hons.)(Glamorgan); LL.M (Cardiff); Ph.D (Cardiff); CMILT

Professor of Maritime and Transport Law

Head of the Centre for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Faculty of Law

Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam

Selangor, Malaysia

Monday, 16 October 2023

Note that I am the corresponding author for the IMSML Website Articles. My official email address is: uijoo310@uitm.edu.my