Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order requires a carrier, in relation to any contract of carriage to which
the Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974 (the Athens Convention) applies where the contract of carriage is made in the United Kingdom or where the place of departure is the United Kingdom or
the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Domestic Carriage) Order 1987 applies
to give to passengers notice of specified provisions of the Athens Convention. Those provisions relate to the limit of the carrier’s liability for valuables, death or personal injury and for loss of or damage to luggage (including a vehicle), and the notice to be given by the passenger in respect of loss or damage to luggage. Notice must be given by the carrier before departure and, where practicable, on the ticket itself.