---
title: "Set out the statutory limit on a vessel owner liability, without a fund figure"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-limitation-fund-calculation-worksheet/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-T1-R5-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Set out the statutory limit on a vessel owner liability, without a fund figure

> List the claims the papers describe and whether the papers already state the value of the vessel and pending freight. Write no figure and no sentence of a petition.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the claims the papers describe and whether the papers already state the value of the vessel and pending freight. Write no figure and no sentence of a petition. |
| What the lawyer must review | 46 USC section 30523(a) provides that, except as provided in section 30524, the liability of the owner of a vessel for a claim described in subsection (b) shall not exceed the value of the vessel and pending freight. The proportionate share of any one owner does not exceed that owner's proportionate interest in the vessel and pending freight. Subsection (b) covers claims arising from loss of or damage to property shipped on board, collision, or other loss incurred without the privity or knowledge of the owner, unless otherwise excluded by law. Subsection (c) says the limit does not apply to a claim for wages. Section 30524 was not opened, so this task does not apply the general limit to a personal-injury amount. The section states no tonnage formula and no filing deadline. You decide whether limitation is available. The tool writes no petition. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a limitation-fund calculation worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-a-limitation-fund-calculation-worksheet.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the claims the papers describe and whether the papers already state the value of the vessel and pending freight. Write no figure and no sentence of a petition.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Supplemental Rule F was not opened. Do not describe a limitation fund or a six-month period.
- Section 30524, the personal-injury and death limit, was not opened.

## Sources

- [46 USC section 30523 (general limit of liability)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30523) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty and maritime jurisdiction)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*