Areas not covered under CLC conventions

Under the CLC (Civil Liability Convention) 1969/1992, compensation is limited to specific pollution damage. The following areas are NOT covered under the CLC Convention:

1. Pollution from non-persistent oils

   • Example: diesel, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oil (unless carried as cargo in bulk)

2. Pollution from bunker fuel

   • Covered separately under the Bunker Convention 2001

3. Pollution damage occurring outside a State Party’s territory

   • If the affected area is not within the territorial sea or EEZ of a CLC State

4. Pollution caused by warships or non-commercial government vessels

   • Naval ships, state-owned ships on non-commercial service

5. Damage to the ship itself

   • Hull damage, machinery damage, or loss of ship value

6. Personal injury or loss of life

   • Only pollution damage is covered, not crew or third-party injury claims

7. Property damage not caused by oil pollution

   • Damage must be a direct result of oil pollution

8. Pure economic loss not linked to pollution

   • Loss must be directly connected to contamination (e.g., fishing bans due to pollution are covered, but unrelated business losses are not)

9. Costs not reasonable or preventive in nature

   • Only reasonable clean-up and preventive measures are compensable

10. Pollution from offshore installations

    • Oil spills from drilling rigs or offshore platforms are excluded