Ferry Notes to Passengers

Shun Tak-China Travel Shipping Investment Ltd.

GENERAL :
1. Definitions
(1) "Carrier" as such term is used herein shall mean the owners, charterers, manager and operators of the Vessel.
(2) "Vessel" means the vessel actually employed in the performance, in whole or in part, of the contract of carriage of the Passenger and/or his luggage, and shall include, any substitute vessel in accordance with the terms hereof.
(3) "Passenger" shall include any person including infants and unborn children (other than the Master or a member of the crew of the Vessel in question):
- who is carried on board the Vessel, whether for reward or not, and whether or not such person shall have made a booking or caused the same to be made, and/or
- who has paid or on whose behalf has been paid any fare, and/or
- to whom or to whose agent a ticket is issued by or on behalf of the Carrier.
(4) "Athens Convention" means the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea done at Athens on 13 December 1974 and the Protocol to that Convention done at London on 19 November 1976.
(5) "Cabin Luggage" means luggage which the Passenger has in his cabin or is otherwise in his possession, custody or control.
(6) "Carriage" covers the following periods:
- with regard to the Passenger and his Cabin Luggage, the period during which the Passenger and/or his Cabin Luggage are on board the Vessel or in the course of embarkation or disembarkation. However, with regard to the Passenger, carriage does not include the period during which he is in a marine terminal or station or on a quay or in or on any port installation;
- with regard to Cabin Luggage, also the period during which the Passenger is in a marine terminal or station or on a quay or in or on any other port installation if that luggage has been taken over by the Carrier or its servant or agent and had not been re-delivered to the Passenger;
- with regard to other luggage which is not Cabin Luggage, the period from the time of its taking over by the Carrier or its servant or agent onshore or on board until the time of its re-delivery by the Carrier or its servant or agent.
2. Clause Paramount
The carriage by the Vessel shall have effect subject to the Athens Convention or any legislation making the Athens Convention applicable to the carriage and the provisions of the Athens Convention or applicable legislation shall be deemed incorporated herein.
3. Fees and Taxes
Unless otherwise indicated the fare amount shown in the ticket is inclusive of the passenger embarkation fee payable by the Carrier to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Any other port charges and taxes are extra and must be paid by the Passenger.
4. Clause Headings
The clause headings used herein are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of these Terms and Conditions.
5. Gender
Words implying the male gender shall also include the female gender.
6. Translations
In the case of any conflict between the English, Chinese or Portuguese versions of these Terms and Conditions, the English version shall prevail.