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61.2—(1) The following claims must be started in the Admiralty Court—
(a)a claim—
(i)in rem;
(ii)for damage done by a ship;
(iii)concerning the ownership of a ship;
(iv)under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
(v)for loss of life or personal injury specified in section 20(2)(f) of the Supreme Court Act 1981;
(vi)by a master or member of a crew for wages;
(vii)in the nature of towage; or
(viii)in the nature of pilotage;
(b)a collision claim;
(c)a limitation claim; or
(d)a salvage claim.
(2) Any other admiralty claim may be started in the Admiralty Court.
(3) Rule 30.5(3) applies to claims in the Admiralty Court except that the Admiralty Court may order the transfer of a claim to—
(a)the Commercial list;
(b)a Mercantile Court;
(c)the Mercantile list at the Central London County Court; or
(d)any other appropriate court.
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