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Guidelines for presenting claims in the tourism sector

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5. What claims can be compensated?

5.1 All claims must satisfy the previous comparable periods as a base
following points: to any loss calculation, as well as dated
invoices for additional costs or other
● Claims will be paid only for losses caused
by contamination from persistent oil from documented evidence.
a tanker. ● The economic loss or expense must have
● There must be a direct link between the already taken place. Claims for future
contamination and your economic losses. anticipated losses will not be considered.
That link needs to be established with ● Compensation can only be claimed if
reference to the impact of the contamination you are undertaking a lawful activity and
on tourists and day visitors who would operate with all the necessary licences
normally use your products or services.
and/or permits.
● Claims will only be paid for property ● If you own similar businesses in areas
damage, consequential loss and pure not affected by the incident you need
economic loss caused by contamination to demonstrate that demand was not
and/or consequent area-wide mitigation
marketing by authorised organisations such displaced from the affected area to
as local tourism offices. Compensation will these other locations.
only be paid for an economic loss that can 5.2 There is some flexibility in the assessment
be measured. Please note that projected or of claims, depending on the circumstances
estimated profits will not be acceptable for of the claimant. If you think you have
demonstrating economic loss. If you are suffered a loss, but you think you cannot
opening a new business during the period provide all the evidence to prove it, we
of the spill it may be necessary to use the recommend that you contact the 1992
following year’s trading information to Fund/shipowner’s insurer and they will
support your claim. provide advice more tailored to your
● You must prove how much you have lost specific circumstances in order to assist
by providing revenues/gross profits from you in submitting the claim.