When applying for the establishment of a maritime claim, it shall be submitted to the organ liable for compensation, which is the relevant organ that has caused damage to citizens. Limitation of liability for maritime claims refers to a unique maritime legal system in which the shipowner, salvor or insurer limits the amount of liability according to law. The purpose of establishing the limitation fund for maritime claims liability is that after the court makes a judgment or ruling on the allocation of the fund, no matter whether every limited creditor's right involved in this voyage has been registered or not, it will be extinguished because the law does not allow it to sue again, thus further protecting the interests of the responsible person. Applying for the establishment of a limitation fund for maritime claims means that the shipowner, charterer, operator, salvor and insurer may apply to the maritime court for the establishment of a limitation fund for maritime claims after a maritime accident.

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Article 6 The territorial jurisdiction of maritime litigation shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The territorial jurisdiction of the following maritime lawsuits shall be in accordance with the following provisions: (1) A lawsuit brought for maritime tort may be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court where the port of registry is located, in addition to the provisions of Articles 29 to 31 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) A lawsuit brought for disputes over maritime transport contracts may be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court where the transshipment port is located, in addition to the provisions of Article 28 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC); (3) Lawsuits arising from disputes over sea-going ship chartering contracts shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime courts of the port of delivery, the port of return, the port of registry and the defendant's domicile; (4) A lawsuit brought for a maritime P&I contract dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court where the subject matter of P&I is located, where the accident occurred and where the defendant has his domicile; (5) A lawsuit brought for a dispute over the crew's labor contract shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court at the plaintiff's domicile, the place where the contract was signed, the place where the crew boarded and disembarked, and the place where the defendant was domiciled; (6) A lawsuit brought by a maritime guarantee dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court where the mortgaged property is located and where the defendant is domiciled; A lawsuit brought by a dispute over the mortgage of a ship may also be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court where the port of registry is located; (7) A lawsuit brought over a dispute over the ownership, possession, use and priority of a seagoing vessel shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the ship is located, the place where the port of registry is located and the place where the defendant has his domicile.