Article 282 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
المادة 282 من النظام البحري التجاري · الفصل الثالث: الخسارة البحرية
The Article requires cash sums provided by cargo owners to guarantee their contribution to joint loss to be deposited at once in a joint account at an agreed bank, with nothing paid out except with written permission from the person carrying out the settlement.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- إذا قدم أصحاب البضائع مبالغ نقدية لضمان إسهامها في الخسارة المشتركة, وجب إيداعها فوراً في حساب مشترك يفتح باسم نائب عن المجهز ونائب عن أصحاب البضائع الذين قدموا المبالغ المذكورة في أحد المصارف التي يتفق عليها الطرفان. وتحفظ هذه المبالغ لضمان الوفاء بحقوق ذوي الشأن في الخسارة المشتركة، ولا يجوز صرف دفعات من هذه المبالغ أو ردها إلى من دفعها إلاَّ بإذن كتابي ممن يجري التسوية النهائية.
2- في حالة الخلاف تعين المحكمة المختصة نائباً عن أصحاب البضائع وتعين المصرف الذي تودع لديه المبالغ.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 282 explained in plain English
Before the goods are delivered, their owners may be asked to provide cash sums to guarantee their contribution to the joint loss. This Article sets rules to protect these sums:
- Immediate deposit: they must be deposited at once in a joint account.
- Name of the account: opened in the name of a representative of the operator and a representative of the cargo owners who provided the sums.
- The bank: one of the banks the parties agree on.
- The purpose: the sums are kept to guarantee payment of the rights of the parties concerned in the joint loss.
- Payment and return: no payments may be made from them or returned to the person who paid them except with written permission from the person carrying out the final settlement.
In case of disagreement (paragraph 2): the competent court appoints a representative of the cargo owners, and appoints the bank in which the sums are deposited.
The provision prevents the operator from dealing with the sums alone, and protects cargo owners until the settlement is complete. Article 281 provides that the expenses of collecting the share of anyone who did not pay are accepted in the joint loss, and Article 283 provides that the joint loss is distributed among all parties concerned in the voyage.
Practical example
A company in Jeddah was asked to provide a cash sum to guarantee its goods' contribution to a joint loss before taking delivery. The sum must be deposited at once in a joint account in the name of a representative of the operator and a representative of the cargo owners at an agreed bank, and nothing is paid out of it except with written permission from the person carrying out the final settlement.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
How we write and review contentCommercial & Corporate Law lawyers: ask a specialist about your case
Describe your situation briefly and we'll suggest a lawyer who specialises in this law
Commercial & Corporate Law lawyers
Lawyers who handle this kind of case
Ibrahim Al Salem Law Firm
Active contributor
Dr. Ali Al-Rubaie Law Office and Ittihad Al-Asr Legal Company
Frequently asked questions about Article 282 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
Where are sums provided to guarantee joint loss deposited?
In a joint account opened in the name of a representative of the operator and a representative of the cargo owners at one of the banks the parties agree on, and they must be deposited at once.
When can these sums be recovered?
No payments may be made from them or returned to the person who paid them except with written permission from the person carrying out the final settlement.
What if the parties disagree on the representative or the bank?
The competent court appoints a representative of the cargo owners and appoints the bank in which the sums are deposited.
More articles on General Average
- Article 202
Freight is payable for goods that the master decides to throw into the sea or sacrifice to save the ship or the cargo, subject to the general average provisions.
تستحق أجرة النقل عن البضائع التي يقرر الربان إلقاءها في البحر أو التضحية بها بأي صورة أخرى لإنقاذ السفينة أو الشحنة، مع مراعاة أحكام الخسائر البحرية المشتركة ال
- Article 271
The Article provides that marine loss is governed first by the parties' agreement, then by this chapter's provisions, then by maritime custom where there is neither agreement nor provision.
تسري على الخسارة البحرية التي لم يرد في شأنها اتفاق خاص بين ذوي الشأن؛ الأحكام المنصوص عليها في هذا الفصل, فإن لم يكن هناك اتفاق أو نص في هذا الفصل فتطبق القواع
- Article 272
The Article divides marine loss into joint and particular, presumes a loss is particular unless the person claiming it is joint proves otherwise, and places particular loss on the owner of the damaged thing or whoever bore the expenses, with a right of recourse.
1- تكون الخسارة البحرية إما مشتركة وإما خاصة. 2- يفترض أن الخسارة خاصة, وعلى من يدعي أن الخسارة مشتركة إثبات ذلك. 3- يتحمل الخسارة البحرية الخاصة مالك الشيء الذ
- Article 273
The Article limits what is accepted in joint loss to physical damage to the ship or cargo and sums spent on them arising directly from the master's sacrifice or expenses, excluding damage from delay and indirect damage.
لا تقبل في الخسارة المشتركة إلاَّ الأضرار المادية التي تصيب السفينة أو البضائع الموجودة عليها, والمبالغ التي تنفق من أجلها، بشرط أن تكون الأضرار أو المبالغ ناشئ
- Article 274
The Article provides that a loss remains joint even if the incident that caused it occurred through the fault of one of the parties concerned in the voyage, with the others' right of recourse against the party at fault preserved.
تعد الخسارة مشتركة حتى لو وقع الحادث الذي نتجت عنه بخطأ أحد ذوي الشأن في الرحلة، وذلك دون إخلال بحق ذوي الشأن الآخرين في الرجوع على من صدر منه الخطأ.
- Article 275
The Article treats as joint loss expenses incurred in place of other expenses that would have been accepted in the loss had they been incurred, provided they do not exceed the expenses not incurred.
تعد خسارة مشتركة المصروفات التي أنفقت بدلاً من مصروفات أخرى كانت تقبل في الخسارة لو أنها أنفقت, بشرط ألاَّ تجاوز المصروفات التي لم تنفق.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.