A Study on the Insured Perils of Fishing Vessel Insurance Clauses

Park, Sang-Gap; Kim, Jong-Won

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2007;31(8):653-662.
Published online October 30, 2007.

어선보험약관의 담보위험에 관한 연구

박상갑, 김종원

A Study on the Insured Perils of Fishing Vessel Insurance Clauses

Sang-Gap Park, Jong-Won Kim

Abstract

Fishing vessel insurance of National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives indemnifies the assured against marine losses by reason of maritime perils, that is to say, perils of the seas, sinking, stranding, collision, extraordinary action of winds waves and fire, damage, salvage. Therefore this insurance is a rational protective measures for preserving fishermen's property by the exposure to maritime perils. But there may be some problems on the perils covered by fishing vessel insurance clauses bemuse these clauses are not clearly and accurately prescribed in part. Especially where the assured may claim payment from fortuitous accidents or casualties of the seas musing the loss, they used to raise a question in argument about the ambiguity of these clauses. So these problems may need to be reformed for the purpose of preventing or decreasing those of the assured, the fishermen. After drawing out some problems on the perils covered by fishing vessel insurance clauses, this thesis will suggest the improving schemes on the perils covered by these clauses.

Key Words: Fishing vessel insurance;National federation of fisheries cooperatives;Marine losses; Maritime perils;Fishermen;The perils covered