很多时候会员并不能像其想象的那样，可以受到租船合同免责条款的全面保护，尤其是涉及到”疏忽” 的情况下。因此，应当尽量确保所起草的免责条款内容足够清晰明确并且拥有最宽泛的可能性。
在租船合同或者其他合同中设定条款，规定在特定情况下免除一方责任的情况并不少见。然而，免责条款并不总能像其最初看起来那样发挥保护作用，其效力主要取决于条款内容的表述。本文将对免责条款进行探讨，但是不考虑那些效力优先于免责条款的条款，如首要条款。
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Are Your Exclusion Clauses Watertight
Members may not always have the protection they think they do under charterparty exclusion clauses, particularly when it comes to negligence. As such they should ensure exclusion clauses are drafted in the clearest and widest possible terms.
It is not unusual for a charterparty or any other contract to contain clauses excluding a party’s liability in the event of specific circumstances. However, exclusion clauses may not always provide the protection they first appear to and this is very much dependent on how they are drafted. This article will look at exclusions clauses but does not consider other clauses which may override them, for example a paramount clause.
See attached file: Are Your Exclusion Clauses Watertight.pdf
