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1957 Limitation of Liability Convention

A Personal Injury/Loss of Life Claims
Where the claim gives rise to a personal injury/loss of life claim only, the limitation is set at 3,100 gold francs for each ton of the ship's tonnage

B Property Claims
Where the occurrence gives rise to a property claim only, the limitation is set at 1,000 gold francs for each ton of the ship's tonnage.

C. Personal Injury/Loss of Life and Property Claims
Where the occurrence gives rise to both personal injury/loss of life claims and property claims, the limitation is set at 3,100 gold francs. Of this 2,100 gold francs shall be exclusively appropriated for personal injury/loss of life claims. The remaining 1,000 gold francs shall be appropriated to the payment of property claims and personal injury/loss of life claims to the extent that the initial fund is insufficient.