Merchant Shipping (Compulsory Insurance of Shipowners for Maritime Claims) Regulations 2019 (B.R. No. 11 of 2019). Country/Territory Bermuda (UK) Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Fishing vessel Navigation Liability/compensation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North America, North Atlantic Abstract These Regulations, made by the Minister responsible for Maritime Administration, in exercise of the power conferred by section 122 of the Merchant Shipping Act 2002, provide for the requirement of compulsory insurance for seagoing ships of 300 gross tonnes or more. A Bermuda ship shall not enter or leave a port in Bermuda or elsewhere, unless the ship owner has insurance in respect of that ship. A ship which is not a Bermuda ship shall not enter or leave a port in Bermuda unless the ship owner has insurance in respect of that ship. A ship may be detained if anyone attempts to navigate it out of a port in contravention with the insurance requirement. Full text English Website www.bermudalaws.bm References - Legislation Implements Merchant Shipping Act, 2002. Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 2002 (2009) Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Navigation, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX