Maritime Act Article 21
The liability of the shipowner is limited to an amount equal to the value of the ship, the freight and other accessories of the particular voyage in respect of the following:1. claims in respect of the loss of life, personal injury or loss of or damage to property, occurring on board or with the operation of the ship or salvage operations directly resulting therefrom.2. claims in respect of losses resulting from infringement of interests or rights occurring during the operation of the ship or salvage operations; but the damages resulted from any contractual relationship shall be excluded.3. claims in respect of the removal or destruction of a sunk ship or property lost overboard; but however that any reward or payment made under a contractual obligation shall be excluded.4. claims for the obligations incurred for taking any measures to avert or minimize the liabilities set out in the preceding 2 sub-paragraphs.The term “Shipowner” referred to in the preceding paragraph 1 shall mean the registered owner, charterer, manager and operator of the ship.The term “this particular voyage” referred to in the preceding paragraph 1 shall mean the voyage covered by the ship from one port to the next port; the term “freight” shall not include such freight or ticket fares not collectible under the relevant laws or regulation or contract; the term “other accessories” shall refer to compensation made to the loss or damage to ships, but not including payments on insurance policies.If the sum of limitation of liability under the preceding paragraph 1 is less than the following, the shipowner shall be liable for the deficit:1. where the occurrence has given rise to property claims, an aggregate amount of 54 Special Drawing Rights(SDR) as defined by the International Monetary Fund for each ton of the ship's registered gross tonnage(GRT).2. where the occurrence has given rise to loss of life or personal injury claims, an aggregate amount of 162 SDR for each GRT.3. Where the occurrence has given rise both claims in the preceding two paragraphs, an aggregate amount of 162 SDR for each GRT, of which a first portion amounting to 108 SDR for each GRT shall be exclusively appropriated to the payment of personal claims in respect of loss of life or personal injury, and of which a second portion amounting to 54 SDR for each GRT shall be appropriated to the payment of property claims: Provided however that in cases where the first portion is insufficient to pay the personal claims in full, the unpaid balance of such claims shall rank rateably with the property claims for payment against the second portion of the fund.4. The GRT of a ship of less than 300 tons shall be deemed to be 300 tons.
中文原文 海商法第21條
船舶所有人對下列事項所負之責任，以本次航行之船舶價值、運費及其他附屬費為限：
一、在船上、操作船舶或救助工作直接所致人身傷亡或財物毀損滅失之損害賠償。
二、船舶操作或救助工作所致權益侵害之損害賠償。
但不包括因契約關係所生之損害賠償。
三、沈船或落海之打撈移除所生之債務。
但不包括依契約之報酬或給付。
四、為避免或減輕前二款責任所負之債務。
前項所稱船舶所有人，包括船舶所有權人、船舶承租人、經理人及營運人。
第一項所稱本次航行，指船舶自一港至次一港之航程；所稱運費，不包括依法或依約不能收取之運費及票價；所稱附屬費，指船舶因受損害應得之賠償。
但不包括保險金。
第一項責任限制數額如低於下列標準者，船舶所有人應補足之：
一、對財物損害之賠償，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸為國際貨幣基金，特別提款權五四計算單位，計算其數額。
二、對人身傷亡之賠償，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一六二計算單位計算其數額。
三、前二款同時發生者，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一六二計算單位計算其數額。
但人身傷亡應優先以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一○八計算單位計算之數額內賠償，如此數額不足以全部清償時，其不足額再與財物之毀損滅失，共同在現存之責任限制數額內比例分配之。
四、船舶登記總噸不足三百噸者，以三百噸計算。
一、在船上、操作船舶或救助工作直接所致人身傷亡或財物毀損滅失之損害賠償。
二、船舶操作或救助工作所致權益侵害之損害賠償。
但不包括因契約關係所生之損害賠償。
三、沈船或落海之打撈移除所生之債務。
但不包括依契約之報酬或給付。
四、為避免或減輕前二款責任所負之債務。
前項所稱船舶所有人，包括船舶所有權人、船舶承租人、經理人及營運人。
第一項所稱本次航行，指船舶自一港至次一港之航程；所稱運費，不包括依法或依約不能收取之運費及票價；所稱附屬費，指船舶因受損害應得之賠償。
但不包括保險金。
第一項責任限制數額如低於下列標準者，船舶所有人應補足之：
一、對財物損害之賠償，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸為國際貨幣基金，特別提款權五四計算單位，計算其數額。
二、對人身傷亡之賠償，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一六二計算單位計算其數額。
三、前二款同時發生者，以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一六二計算單位計算其數額。
但人身傷亡應優先以船舶登記總噸，每一總噸特別提款權一○八計算單位計算之數額內賠償，如此數額不足以全部清償時，其不足額再與財物之毀損滅失，共同在現存之責任限制數額內比例分配之。
四、船舶登記總噸不足三百噸者，以三百噸計算。