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Conversion of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)

Rates on 1 March 2010, (as defined by the International Monetary Fund)

Pounds:

£1 = 0.973748 SDR

or

1 SDR = £1.026960

Dollars:

US$1 = 0.654574 SDR

or

1 SDR = US$1.527710


Compensation Limits

1992 Regime for incidents occurring from 1 November 2003 and Supplementary Fund regime for incidents occurring from 3 March 2005

SDR £ Sterling US$

Shipowner

Ship up to 5 000 gross tons

4.5 million

4.6 million

6.9 million

Ship over 5 000 and up to 
140 000 gross tons

4.5 million plus 631
for each extra ton

4.6 million plus 648
for each extra ton

6.9 million plus 964
for each extra ton

Ship over 140 000 gross tons

89.8 million

92.2 million

137.2 million

1992 Fund

 

 

Maximum (including shipowner's share)

203 million

208.5 million

310.1 million

Supplementary Fund

Maximum (including amount paid by 1992 Fund)

750 million

770.2 million

1 145.8 million



1992 Regime for incidents occurring before 1 November 2003

SDR £ Sterling US$

Shipowner

Ship up to 5 000 gross tons

3 million

3.1 million

4.6 million

Ship over 5 000 and up to 
140 000 gross tons

3 million plus 420
for each extra ton

3.1 million plus 431
for each extra ton

4.6 million plus 642
for each extra ton

Ship over 140 000 gross tons

59.7 million

61.3 million

91.2 million

1992 Fund

 

 

 

Maximum (including shipowner's share)

135 million

138.6 million

206.2 million



1969/1971 Regime

  SDR £ Sterling US$

Shipowner

 

 

 

Per ton of the ship's tonnage

133

137

203

Maximum

14 million

14.4 million

21.4 million

1971 Fund

 

 

 

Maximum (including shipowner's share)

60 million

61.6 million

91.7 million