What Is Collision?
When we examine Article 1286 of the Turkish Commercial Code titled “Application Area” under the title of “Collision”, we see that the law regulates that the provisions of collision shall be applied in two cases.
Direct Collision (Actual Collision): According to the first paragraph of Article 1286 of the Law, the collision of two or more ships is characterized as “collision”.
Indirect Collision (By analogy, Vehicular Collision): Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 1286 of the Law, it is stated that the provisions on collision shall also be applied in the event that the ship damages another ship or persons or goods on board without collision by performing or not performing a maneuver or not complying with the navigation rules.
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