Merchant Shipping (Maritime Claims Limitation of Liability) Act, 1989 (Cap. 281). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 1989 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make amendments to the law relating to carriage by sea and liability of shipowners and salvors. Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Liability/compensation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act concerns maritime liability and claims for ships of The Bahamas. The Act, among other things, declares the provisions of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 as set out in Part I of the Second Schedule to have the force of law in The Bahamas. It also concerns exclusion of liability of owner of a Bahamian ship for any loss or damage in certain cases. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs