JWLA-032

18th December 2023

Joint Committee Circular

Committee Joint War

Date 18th December 2023
Circular reference JWLA-032
Contact Neil Roberts neil.roberts@lmalloyds.com

JWC Listed Areas

Hull War, Piracy, Terrorism and Related Perils

Added:
Guyana, but only calls to offshore installations in the Guyanese EEZ beyond territorial
waters

Amended:
Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a) on the northwest, by the Red Sea, south of Latitude 18°N

b) on the northeast, from the Yemen border at 16°38.5’N, 53°6.5’E to high seas
point 14°55’N, 53°50’E
c) on the east, by a line from high seas point 14°55’N, 53°50’E to high seas point
10°48’N, 60°15’E, thence to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E
d) and on the southwest, by the Somalia border at 1°40’S, 41°34’E, to high seas
point 6°45’S, 48°45’E

excepting coastal waters of adjoining territories up to 12 nautical miles offshore unless

otherwise provided.

Eritrea
Eritrea, but only South of 18° N

Cabo Delgado
The territorial sea of Mozambique and Tanzania enclosed by the following boundaries:

a) To the north, from Mnazi Bay at 10°19.6'S, 40°18.9'E to high seas point at 10° 10.3'
S, 40° 34.44' E

b) To the south, from Baía do Lúrio at 13°30’S, 40°31.6’E to high seas point 13° 29.97'
S, 40° 49.7' E.

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The application of this list on individual contracts will be a matter for specific
negotiation.

This list will be published on the LMA and IUA websites and will be accessible to all on
www.lmalloyds.com and www.iua.co.uk.

Neil Roberts
Secretary

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JWC Listed Areas

Hull War, Piracy, Terrorism and Related Perils
Africa
Benin
Cabo Delgado, waters as defined overleaf
Eritrea, but only South of 18° N
Gulf of Guinea, waters as defined overleaf
Libya
Nigeria
Somalia
Sudan
Togo

Europe
Sea of Azov and Black Sea waters plus inland waters as defined overleaf

Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

Waters as defined overleaf

Asia
Pakistan

Middle East
Iran
Iraq, including all Iraqi offshore oil terminals
Israel
Lebanon
Oman (Musandam Governorate)
Persian or Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters as defined overleaf
Saudi Arabia (Gulf coast)
Saudi Arabia (Red Sea coast) excluding transits
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Russia

South America
Guyana, but only calls to offshore installations in the Guyanese EEZ beyond territorial waters
Venezuela, including all offshore installations in the Venezuelan EEZ

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Defined Waters

Europe

1) Sea of Azov and Black Sea waters enclosed by the following boundaries

a) On the west, around Romanian waters, from the Ukraine-Romania border at

45° 10.858'N, 29° 45.929'E to high seas point 45° 11.235'N, 29° 51.140'E

b) thence to high seas point 45° 11.474'N, 29° 59.563'E and on to high seas
point 45° 5.354'N, 30° 2.408'E
c) thence to high seas point 44° 46.625'N, 30° 58.722'E and on to high seas
point 44° 44.244'N, 31° 10.497'E
d) thence to high seas point 44° 2.877'N, 31° 24.602'E and on to high seas point
43° 27.091'N, 31° 19.954'E

e) and then east to the Russia-Georgia border at 43° 23.126'N, 40° 0.599'E

2) All inland waters of Ukraine, including inland waters within Crimea and
other Ukrainian territories under Russian control

3) Inland waters of Russia within the following areas:

a. River Don, from Sea of Azov to vertical line at 41° E
b. River Donets, from River Don to Ukraine border

4) All inland waters of Belarus south of horizontal line at 52° 30’ N

Cabo Delgado

The territorial sea of Mozambique and Tanzania enclosed by the following boundaries:

a) To the north, from Mnazi Bay at 10°19.6'S, 40°18.9'E to high seas point at 10° 10.3'
S, 40° 34.44' E

b) To the south, from Baía do Lúrio at 13°30’S, 40°31.6’E to high seas point 13° 29.97'
S, 40° 49.7' E.

Gulf of Guinea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a) On the west, from the coast of Togo 6° 06′ 45″ N, 1°12′E, south to
b) high seas point 0° 40′ S, 3° 00′ E
c) and then east to Cape Lopez Peninsula, Gabon 0°40′S, 8° 42′E.

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Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a) On the northwest, by the Red Sea, south of Latitude 18° N
b) on the northeast, from the Yemen border at 16°38.5’N, 53°6.5’E to high seas
point 14°55’N, 53°50’E
c) on the east, by a line from high seas point 14°55’N, 53°50’E to high seas point
10°48’N, 60°15’E, thence to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E
d) and on the southwest, by the Somalia border at 1°40’S, 41°34’E, to high seas
point 6°45’S, 48°45’E

excepting coastal waters of adjoining territories up to 12 nautical miles offshore unless

otherwise provided.

Persian or Arabian Gulf

Persian or Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters including the Gulf of Oman and waters west
of the line from Oman’s territorial limit off Cape al-Ḥadd at 22°42.5'N, 59°54.5'E
northeast to the Iran-Pakistan border at 25°10.5'N, 61°37.5'E

excepting coastal waters of adjoining territories up to 12 nautical miles offshore unless

otherwise provided.

Definitions:

Named Countries shall include their coastal waters up to 12 nautical miles offshore,
unless specifically varied above.

Named Ports shall include all facilities/terminals within areas controlled by the relevant
port authority/ies (or as may be more precisely defined by Insurers) including offshore
terminals/facilities, and all waters within 12 nautical miles of such but not exceeding 12
nautical miles offshore unless specifically stated.

Joint War Committee Circular

A joint LMA/IUA committee